[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-27093]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 20, 2015.
    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 November 
25, 2015 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: Special Need Request Under the Plant Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0291.
    Summary of Collection: 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 into the 
United States or their dissemination 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. Regulations governing the 
interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles are 
contained in 7 CFR part 301, ``Domestic Quarantine Notices.'' These 
regulations allow States or political subdivisions of States to request 
approval from APHIS to impose prohibitions or restrictions on the 
movement in interstate commerce of specific articles that pose a plant 
health risk that are in addition to the prohibitions and restrictions 
imposed by APHIS.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS believes that specific 
information--such as a pest data detection survey with a pest risk 
analysis that shows that a pest is not present in a State, or if 
already present, the current distribution in the State, and that the 
pest would harm or injure the environment and/or agricultural resources 
of the State or political subdivision--is needed and would be 
considered along with more general information available to APHIS for 
the Administrator to be able to determine whether to grant or deny a 
request for a special need exemption. The administrator's determination 
would be based upon his or her review of the information submitted by 
the State or political subdivision in support of its request and would 
take into account any comments received.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 160.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27093 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
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