[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28618-28619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13114]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 20, 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,

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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by July 24, 
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: Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery 
Stock and Fruit from Quarantined Areas.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0317.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701, et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or 
in cooperation with the Sates, is authorized to carry out operations or 
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard 
the spread of plant pests (such as citrus canker) new to or widely 
distributed throughout the United States. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) has regulations in place to prevent the 
interstate spread of citrus canker. These regulations, contained in 7 
CFR 301.75, restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles from 
and through areas quarantined because of citrus canker. APHIS' citrus 
canker quarantine regulations prohibit the interstate movement of 
regulated nursery stock from a quarantined area. The interstate 
movement of nursery stock from an area quarantined for citrus canker 
poses an extremely high risk of spreading citrus canker outside the 
quarantined area.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
through compliance agreements and limited permits. Failure to collect 
this information could cause a severe economic loss to the citrus 
industry.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,742.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Potatoes from Mexico.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0413.
    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 of plant pests into the United States 
or their dissemination within 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. APHIS 
regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables allow 
the importation of fresh potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) from Mexico 
into the United States. As a condition of entry, the potatoes have to 
be produced in accordance with a systems approach employing a 
combination of mitigation measures.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the following 
information collection activities to allow the importation of potatoes 
from Mexico while continuing to protect against the introduction of 
plant pests into the United States: (1) Bilateral workplan, (2) grower 
registration certification, (3) packinghouse registration, (4) 
inspection and agricultural seal, (5) foreign phytosanitary 
certificate, and (6) surveys. Failure to collect this information would 
cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that potatoes from Mexico are not 
carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Foreign 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 19.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 236.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13114 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am]
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