[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89425-89426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29714]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 7, 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,

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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by January 
11, 2017 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Fruits and 
Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
authorized, among other things, to regulate the importation of plants, 
plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant 
pests into the United States. The regulations in 7 CFR 319 include 
specific requirements for the importation of fruits and vegetables. The 
regulations in 7 CFR 305 provide for the use of irradiation as a 
phytosanitary treatment for certain fruits and vegetables imported in 
the United States. The irradiation treatment provides protection 
against all inspect pest including fruit flies, the mango seed weevil, 
and others.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using a compliance agreement, 30-day notification, labeling packaging, 
dosimetry recordings, requests for dosimetry device approval, 
recordkeeping, requests for facility approval, work plan, trust fund 
agreement, phytosanitary certificate, and denial and withdrawal 
certification. Without the collection of this information, APHIS would 
have no practical way of determining that any given commodity had 
actually been irradiated. Irradiation leaves no residue and usually 
causes no discernible change to the commodity's color or texture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 63.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 347.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-29714 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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