[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11738-11739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04892]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 1, 2016.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 April 6, 
2016 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.

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Baby Corn and Baby Carrots from Zambia.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0284.
    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 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. 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-
8 through 319.56-50). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) regulations allow the importation into the continental United 
States of fresh, dehusked immature (baby) sweet corn and fresh baby 
carrots from Zambia. As a condition of entry, both commodities are 
subject to inspection at the port of first arrival and must be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional 
declaration stating that the commodity has been inspected and found 
free of the quarantine pest listed in the certificate.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or 
plant products are accompanied by a photosanitary inspection 
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the 
originating or transiting country. APHIS uses the information on the 
certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the time 
of inspection in the foreign country. This information is used as a 
guide to the intensity of the inspection APHIS conducts when the 
shipment arrives.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Businesses or other 
for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 14.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-04892 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am]
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