[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07149]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 4, 2018.
    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 9, 
2018 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 Baby Squash and Baby Courgettes from Zambia.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0347.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C 
7701), 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. 
APHIS fruits and vegetables regulations allow the importation into the 
continental United States of baby squash and baby courgettes from 
Zambia. As a condition of entry, both commodities would have to be 
produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include 
requirements for pest exclusion at the production site, fruit fly 
trapping inside and outside the production site, and pest excluding 
packinghouse procedures. Both commodities would also be required to be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional 
declaration stating that the baby squash and baby courgette have been 
produced in accordance with the proposed requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using the following: Physanitary Certificate, Records and Monitoring, 
Labeling on Cartons, Approval and Inspection of Greenhouses, Greenhouse 
Pest Detection Notification, and Emergency Action Notification.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 10.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07149 Filed 4-6-18; 8:45 am]
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