[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55078-55079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25066]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 15, 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 December 
20, 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 Fruits and Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0128.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.) (PPA), 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 not known to be 
widely

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distributed throughout the United States. The regulations in ``Subpart-
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-50), referred to 
as the regulations, allow a number of fruits and vegetables to be 
imported into the United States, under specified conditions, from 
certain parts of the world. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) requires that some plants or plant products be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection certificate that is completed 
by plant health officials in the originating or transiting country.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information activities phytosanitary certificate, fruit fly monitoring 
records and the labeling of boxes to allow a number of fruits and 
vegetables to be imported in the United States under specified 
condition from certain parts of the world. This information is used as 
a guide to the intensity of the inspection that APHIS must conduct when 
the shipment arrives. Without the information, all shipments would need 
to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably more 
time. This would slow the clearance of international shipments.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,112.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 480.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Bees and Related Articles.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0207.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (APA) (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or 
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.
    Under the Honeybee Act (7 U.S.C. 281-286), the Secretary is 
authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation of honeybees and 
honeybee semen to prevent the introduction into the United States of 
diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees and of undesirable species 
and subspecies of honeybees. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), is responsible 
for implementing the intent of these Acts, and does so through the 
enforcement of its pollinator and bee regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from a 
variety of individuals who are involved in breeding, exporting, 
importing, and containing bees and related articles. The information 
APHIS collects serves as the supporting documentation needed to issue 
required PPQ forms and documents that allow importation of bees and 
related articles or authorizes the release of bees. This documentation 
is vital to helping APHIS ensure that exotic bee diseases and 
parasites, and undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees, do not 
spread into or within the United States. Without the information, APHIS 
could not verify that imported bees and related articles do not present 
a significant risk of introducing exotic bee disease, parasites, and 
undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other-for-profit; Foreign 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 50.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-25066 Filed 11-17-17; 8:45 am]
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