[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30928]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0109]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Pale Cyst Nematode

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with the regulations for the 
interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of the 
pale cyst nematode to noninfested areas of the United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0109.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0109, 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-2014-
0109 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 interstate 
movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of pale cyst 
nematode, contact Mr. Jonathan Jones, National Policy Manager, PHP, 
Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 160, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2128. For copies of more detailed 
information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Pale Cyst Nematode.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0322.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in 
cooperation with States, may carry out operations or measures to 
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of 
plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed within the United 
States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, which administers regulations to implement the PPA.
    In accordance with the regulations in ``Subpart-Pale Cyst 
Nematode'' (7 CFR 301.86 through 301.86-9), APHIS restricts the 
interstate movement of certain articles to help prevent the artificial 
spread of pale cyst nematode, a major pest of potato crops in cool-
temperature areas, to noninfested areas of the United States. The 
regulations contain requirements for the interstate movement of 
regulated articles and involve information collection activities, 
including certificates, permits, and compliance agreements. For this 
collection, we are also adding self-certification as an additional 
information collection activity.
    Since the last approval of this collection, the areas regulated for 
pale cyst nematode have decreased. The decrease in regulated areas and 
the additional information collection activity have contributed to an 
overall decrease by 39 of the estimated annual number of respondents 
and an increase by 41 hours in the estimated total annual burden on 
respondents.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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: U.S. potato producers, packers, processors, and 
handlers of potatoes.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 113.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 16.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,860.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 383 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 31st day of December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30928 Filed 1-5-15; 8:45 am]
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