[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 7785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01389]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0112]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Unshu Oranges

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 the regulations for the 
importation of Unshu oranges.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0112.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0112, 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-2016-
0112 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, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for 
the importation of Unshu oranges, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant 
Director, Permitting and Compliance Coordination, Compliance and 
Environmental Coordination Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
150, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2292. For copies of more detailed 
information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Importation of Unshu Oranges.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0173.
    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 into the United 
States or their dissemination within the United States. As authorized 
by the PPA, the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the importation of 
citrus fruit from certain parts of the world as provided in ``Subpart--
Citrus Fruit'' (7 CFR 319.28).
    In accordance with these regulations, APHIS allows the importation 
of Unshu oranges from certain regions into the United States under 
certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States. These conditions involve the use of information 
collection activities, including markings, registrations, permits, and 
certificates.
    The information collection requirements above are currently 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control 
Number 0579-0173, Importation of Unshu Oranges, and OMB Control Number 
0579-0418, Importation of Fresh Unshu Oranges From Japan into the 
United States. After OMB approves this combined information collection 
package (0579-0173), APHIS will retire OMB Control Number 0579-0418.
    We are asking 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 0.08 hours per response.
    Respondents: Growers and packinghouses of Unshu oranges, and the 
national plant protection organization of the exporting region.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 27.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2,469.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 66,663.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 5,585 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 13th day of January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01389 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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