[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64385-64386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27099]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0059]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Citrus From Peru

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 importation of citrus from Peru.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
December 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0059.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0059, 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-2015-
0059 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,

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please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the importation of 
citrus from Peru, contact Mr. Juan (Tony) Rom[aacute]n, Senior 
Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2242. 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: Importation of Citrus From Peru.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0289.
    Type of Request: Revision to and 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 to restrict the importation, 
entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other 
articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests, including fruit 
flies, into the United States or their dissemination within the United 
States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of 
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the 
world are contained in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 
319.56-1 through 319.56-73).
    In accordance with Sec.  319.56-41, the citrus (grapefruit, limes, 
mandarins or tangerines, sweet oranges, and tangelos) from Peru is 
subject to certain conditions before entering the continental United 
States to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United 
States. The regulations require the use of information collection 
activities, including inspections by national plant protection 
organization (NPPO) officials from Peru, grower registration and 
agreement, fruit fly trapping, monitoring, recordkeeping, and a 
phytosanitary certificate.
    Since the last approval of this collection, we have adjusted the 
estimates of burden to more accurately reflect the number of grower 
registrations and agreements, the number of hours for recordkeeping, 
the number of respondents for phytosanitary certificates, and to 
account for activities that were omitted from the last collection 
(fruit fly management program, reinstatement of production sites, 
permits, and certification and recertification of cold treatment 
carriers).
    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 7.382 hours per response.
    Respondents: NPPO of Peru and importers and growers of citrus fruit 
in Peru.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 31.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 137.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 4,245.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 31,339 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 October 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-27099 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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