[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 56335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22303]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 15, 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 October 
20, 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: Importation of Tomatoes from Spain, Chile, France, Morocco, 
and Western Sahara.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0131.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C. 7701--et.seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
carry out operations or measure 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. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of 
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the 
word are contained in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-
28, referred to as the regulations). These regulations allow tomatoes 
from Spain, Chile, France, Morocco, and Western Sahara to be imported 
into the United States (subject to certain conditions). This action is 
necessary in order to protect the ripening, or ripe tomatoes from 
infestation by the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly).
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect information using the 
phytosanitary certificate certifying that the tomatoes were grown in 
registered greenhouses in a specified area of the exporting country. 
APHIS will also use marking of boxes to identify the packing facility, 
treatment facility registration, trust fund agreement, production site 
registration, and quality control program. APHIS uses the collected 
information to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the time 
of inspection in the foreign country. Without this information, all 
shipments would need to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring 
considerably more time. This would slow the clearance of international 
shipments.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,350.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22303 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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