[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60949-60950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27722]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 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, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by December 
26, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs,

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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 & Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Gypsy Moth Identification Worksheet.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0104.
    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 States, is authorized to carry out operations 
or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard 
the spread of plant pest new to the United States or not widely 
distributed throughout the United States. The Plant Protection and 
Quarantine (PPQ), a program within the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for implementing the intent 
of this Act, and does so through the enforcement of its Domestic 
Quarantine Regulations contained in Title 7 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 301. The European gypsy moth is one of the most 
destructive pests of fruit and ornamental trees as well as hardwood 
forests. The Asian gypsy moth is an exotic strain of gypsy moth that is 
closely related to the European variety already established in the U.S. 
Due to significant behavioral differences, this strain is considered to 
pose an even greater threat to trees and forested areas. In order to 
determine the presence and extent of a European gypsy moth or an Asian 
gypsy moth infestation, APHIS sets traps in high-risk areas to collect 
specimens.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from the Specimens for Determination, PPQ Form 391, to identify and 
track specific specimens that are sent to the Otis Development Center 
for identification tests based on DNA analysis. This information 
collected is vital to APHIS' ability to monitor, detect, and eradicate 
gypsy moth infestations and the worksheet is completed only when traps 
are found to contain specimens.
    Information on the worksheet includes the name of the submitter, 
the submitter's agency, the date collected, the trap number, the trap's 
location (including the nearest port of entry), the number of specimens 
in the trap, and the date the specimen was sent to the laboratory. 
APHIS will also use the Gypsy Moth Checklist and Record Your Self-
Inspection, PPQ Form 377 to collect information on required inspection 
of outdoor household articles that are to be moved from a gypsy moth 
quarantined area to a non-quarantined area to ensure that they are free 
of all life stages of gypsy moth.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; State, Local 
or Tribal Government; and Business.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500,100.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,711,543.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Karnal Bunt; Revision of Regulations for Importing Wheat.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0240.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), 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 Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), domestic Karnal bunt regulations are 
contained in Subpart-Karnal Bunt (7 CFR 301.89-1 through 301.89-16). 
Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of wheat. Karnal bunt is caused by the 
smut fungus Tilletia indica (Mitra) Mundkur and is spread by spores, 
primarily through the movement of infected seed.
    Need and Use of the Information: In order for APHIS to verify that 
the articles are being imported in compliance with the regulations, the 
articles would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate 
issued by the national plant protection organization of the region of 
origin. The certificate must include a declaration stating that the 
regulated articles originated in areas where Karnal bunt is not known 
to occur, as attested to either by survey resulting or by testing for 
bunted karnals or spores.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 4.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 150.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27722 Filed 12-22-17; 8:45 am]
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