[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 18501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08927]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 24, 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 29, 
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 Eggplant from Israel.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0350.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant and Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operation or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, 
or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States not known 
to be widely distributed throughout the United States. APHIS' fruits 
and vegetables regulations allow the importation of commercial 
shipments of fresh eggplant from Israel. As a condition of entry, the 
eggplant must be grown under a system 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.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information activities to allow for the importation of commercial 
consignments of fresh eggplant from Israel into the United States while 
continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine 
pests: Trapping Records, Labeling of Boxes, Inspection and Approval of 
Pest-Exclusionary Structures, Phytosanitary Certificates, Grower 
Registrations, Pest Detection Notification, Treatment Approvals, 
Emergency Action Notification, and Notice of Arrival. Failure to 
collect this information would cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that 
eggplant from Israel is not carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Foreign Federal Government, Business 
and other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Third Party Disclosure; 
Recordkeeping: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 180.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-08927 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am]
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