[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 76 (Friday, April 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18729-18731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08069]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 18, 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 May 22, 
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Unshu Oranges.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0173.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-
7772) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the 
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, 
and other articles to prevent the introduction or dissemination of 
plant pests into the United States. The regulations in ``Subpart-Citrus 
Fruit'' (7 CFR 319.28) allow the importation of Unshu oranges from 
certain parts of Japan into the United States under certain conditions. 
A foreign phytosanitary certificate must accompany the unshu oranges 
from the Japanese Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and 
Fisheries

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certifying that the fruit is free of citrus canker.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection (APHIS) will collect information using form PPQ 203 (Foreign 
Site Certificate of Inspection and/or Treatment), PPQ 587 (Application 
for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products), packinghouse 
registration, certification for fumigation facilities, and box 
markings. The information from the forms and other activities will be 
used to certify that unshu oranges from Japan are free of citrus 
canker. To ensure that the oranges from Kyushu Island are not imported 
into citrus-producing areas of the United States such as Florida and 
California, boxes must be stamped or labeled with a statement 
specifying the State into which the oranges may be imported, and from 
which they are prohibited removal under a Federal quarantine. Failing 
to collect this information would cripple APHIS' ability to certify 
Unshu oranges from Japan are not carrying citrus canker.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and 
foreign government.
    Number of Respondents: 8.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 851.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Interstate Movement of Fruit from Hawaii.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0331.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit 
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant 
pests to prevent the introduction or dissemination of plant pests into 
the United States. The Hawaii fruit and vegetables regulations 
contained in 7 CFR 318.13 govern, among other things, the interstate 
movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii. These regulations are 
necessary to prevent the spread of plant diseases and pests that occur 
in Hawaii but not on the mainland United States. The Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations allow mangosteen, dragon 
fruit, melon, pods of cowpea and its relatives, breadfruit, jackfruit, 
and fresh drumstick tree pods to be moved interstate from Hawaii under 
certain conditions to the mainland United States while continuing to 
provide protection against the spread of plant pests from Hawaii in the 
continental United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using PPQ 519, PPQ 530, and PPQ 540 forms to prevent the interstate 
spread of a number of destructive and economically damaging 
agricultural pests. If APHIS did not collect this information the 
effectiveness of APHIS' Hawaiian fruits and vegetables quarantine 
program would be severely compromised and could result in millions of 
dollars in damage to American agriculture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,971.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Avocados from Spain under a Systems Approach.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0400.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit 
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants, and plant 
pest to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States 
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in 
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (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 
with the United States. The fruits and vegetables regulations allow the 
importation into the continental United States of avocados from Spain, 
subject to a systems approach.
    Need and Use of the Information: In its efforts to import Fresh 
Avocados from Spain under a system approach, APHIS uses the following 
information activities: Operational Workplan, Trust Fund Agreement, 
Production Site Registration, Packinghouse Registration, Phytosanitary 
Certificate w/additional Declaration, Box Labeling, Recordkeeping of 
Export Activities, Monitoring and Oversight, Investigation and Remedial 
Action Packinghouse/Production Site, Identifying Shipping Documents, 
Post-Harvest Inspection. Failure to collect the information would 
cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that avocados from Spain are not 
carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 28.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 403.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Fresh Apricots from Spain under a Systems 
Approach.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0402.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit 
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants, and plant 
pest to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States 
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in 
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (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. The fruits and vegetables regulations allow 
the importation into the continental United States of fresh apricots 
from Continental Spain, subject to a systems approach.
    Need and Use of the Information: In its efforts to import Fresh 
Apricots from Continental Spain under a system approach, APHIS uses the 
following information activities: Operational Workplan, Trust Fund 
Agreement, Production Site Registration, Packinghouse Registration, Box 
Labeling, Production Site and Packinghouse Inspection, Certification 
and Accreditation of Personnel Trapping Programs and Surveys, 
Monitoring and Oversight of Packinghouse, Monitoring, Investigation and 
Remedial Action, Recordkeeping of Export Activities, Phytosanitary 
Inspection, Phytosanitary Certificate w/additional Declaration, 
Trapping Records, Identifying Shipping Documents, Cold Treatment 
Requirements, Certification of Cold Treatment facilities, Written 
Approval for Treatment Enclosure, Cold Treatment Numbered Seal, 
Suspension and Recertification, Cold Treatment Audit, Cold Treatment 
Fruit Fly Investigation and Cold Treatment Monitoring. Failure to 
collect the information would cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that 
apricots from Spain are not carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 19.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.

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    Total Burden Hours: 1,835.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08069 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
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