[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36872-36873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16180]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 August 
30, 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: Pale Cyst Nematode.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0322.
    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. APHIS' ``Domestic 
Quarantine Notices'' in 7 CFR 301, ``Potato Cyst Nematode'' (Sec. Sec.  
301.86 through 301.86.9) requires quarantining parts of Bingham and 
Bonneville counties, ID; due to the discovery of the potato cyst 
nematode (PCN) and establishes restrictions on the

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interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined area. 
This action is necessary to prevent the spread of the PCN via potatoes, 
soil, and other host material to non-infested areas of the United 
States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using certificates, limited permits, compliance agreements, self-
certification, appeal of withdrawn certificate or limited permit, 
appeal of withdrawn compliance agreement, and labeling to prevent the 
spread of PCN and to ensure that regulated articles can be moved safely 
from the quarantined area without spreading PCN. If APHIS did not 
collect this information, the spread of PCN in the United States could 
result in a loss of United States potatoes and other commodities from 
domestic and/or foreign markets.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 123.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 445.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-16180 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am]
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