[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10450-10451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02872]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 8, 2017.
    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 March 
15, 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

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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 Fresh Bananas from the Philippines into the 
Continental United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0394.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (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-Fruit and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56, referred 
to as the regulations) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits 
and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world 
to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are 
new to or not widely distributed within the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) uses the following information collection 
activities to allow the import of fresh bananas from the Philippines 
into the continental United States in accordance with the requirements 
which will restrict any plant pests from entering the United States: 
(1) Bilateral Workplan; (2) Production Site Registration; (3) 
Monitoring and Oversight; (4) Maintain All Forms and Documents that 
Include Fruit Fly Detections and Updating Records; (5) Carton Marking 
with Production Site Number; (6) Hard Green Stage Harvest 
Certification; (7) Investigations; (8) Fruit Fly Trapping for Low Pest 
Prevalence; (9) Shipping Documents; and (10) Phytosanitary Certificates 
with Declaration. Failure to collect this information would cripple 
APHIS' ability to ensure that bananas from the Philippines are not 
carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 41.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,330.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02872 Filed 2-10-17; 8:45 am]
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