[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 27837]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-11230]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

 May 12, 2014.
    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 16, 
2014 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: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government 
Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for 
preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United 
States, as well as, the spread of pests not widely distributed in the 
United States, and eradicating those imported when eradication is 
feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et. seq.), authorizes 
the Department to carry out this mission. In addition to its mission, 
APHIS provides export certification services to ensure other countries 
that the plants and plant products they are receiving from the United 
States are free of plant diseases and insect pests.
    Need and Use of the Information: The accreditation process requires 
the use of several information activities to ensure that nongovernment 
facilities applying for accreditation processes the necessary 
qualifications. APHIS will collect information for applications 
submitted by operator/owner of a non-government facility seeking 
accreditation to conduct laboratory testing or phytosanitary 
inspection. The application should contain the legal name and full 
address of the facility, the name, address, telephone and fax numbers 
of the facility's operator, a description of the facility, and a 
description of the specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary 
inspection services for which the facility is seeking accreditation. If 
these activities are not conducted properly, APHIS export certification 
program would be compromised, causing a disruption in plant and plant 
product exports that could prove financially damaging to U.S. 
exporters.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, 
Local and Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 9.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 199.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Fresh Baby Kiwi from Chili Under a Systems 
Approach.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0374.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), 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 
regulations ``Subpart-Fruit and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 
319.56-58), prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and 
vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world to 
prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are not 
widely distributed within the United States. The regulations allow 
fresh baby kiwi fruit from Chile to be imported into the continental 
United States subject to a system approach. The action is necessary in 
order to provide an alternative mitigation measure other than 
fumigation with methyl bromide.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service will use the following activities to collect 
information: Phytosanitary Certificate, Production Site Registration, 
and Labeling of Field Cartons or Containers.
    If the information is not collected, APHIS' ability to protect the 
United States from exotic insect pest would be severely compromised.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 8.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 92.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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