[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39248-39249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14226]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 13, 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 July 18, 
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.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Sand Pears from China.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0390.
    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. The regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, 
CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and 
vegetables into the U.S. from certain parts of the world. The Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for carrying 
out these duties. APHIS has amended the fruits and vegetables 
regulations to allow the importation of Chinese sand pears from China 
into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information collection activities to allow for the importation of sand 
pears from China into the United States while continuing to provide 
protection against the

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introduction of quarantine pests: Operational Workplan; Production Site 
Registration; Packinghouse Registration; Test and Certification of 
Propagative Material; Inspection of Registered Production Site; 
Investigation for Recertification of Production Site; Tracking System 
for Packinghouses; Inspection of Packinghouse; Handling Procedure; 
Labeling of Cartons; Phytosanitary Certificate with Additional 
Declaration; Trapping System; Recordkeeping for Trap Location; 
Packinghouse Notification of Pest Detection; Mitigation Measures for 
Production Site Detection; Mitigation Measures for Packinghouse 
Detection; Certification of Cold Treatment Facilities; Cold Treatment 
Facility Numbered Seal; Cold Treatment Review of Treatment Records; 
Cold Treatment Facility Audits; and Cold Treatment Monitoring. Failing 
to collect this information would cripple APHIS ability to ensure that 
sand pears from China are not carrying plant pests and would cause 
millions of dollars in damage to U.S. agriculture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 29.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 420.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-14226 Filed 6-15-16; 8:45 am]
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