[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64908-64909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25371]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 23, 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;

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(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 November 
29, 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 Unshu Oranges.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0173.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-
7772) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the 
importation, entry or interstate movement of plants, plant products, 
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pest in the 
United States or their dissemination within the United States. The 
regulations in ``Subpart-Citrus Fruit'' (7 CFR 319.28) allow the 
importation of unshu oranges from Kyushu Island and Honshu Island, 
Japan, into the United States under certain conditions. A certificate 
must accompany the unshu oranges from the Japanese plant protection 
service certifying that the fruit is apparently free of citrus canker.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection (APHIS) will collect information using form PPQ 203, Foreign 
Site Certificate of Inspection and/or Treatment, PPQ 587, Application 
for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products and box labeling. The 
information from the forms will be used to certify that unshu oranges 
from Japan are free of citrus canker. To ensure that the oranges from 
Kyushu Island are not imported into citrus-producing areas of the 
United States such as Florida and California, individuals boxes must be 
stamped or printed with a statement specifying the State into which the 
oranges may be imported and from which they are prohibited removal 
under a Federal quarantine. Failing to collect this information would 
cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that Unshu oranges from Japan are not 
carrying citrus canker.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 23.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,535.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-25371 Filed 10-29-13; 8:45 am]
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