[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48586-48588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20939]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 21, 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 October
26, 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Emergency Management Response System (EMRS).
OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export
of any animal or related material if necessary to prevent the spread of
any livestock or poultry pest or disease. Through the Foreign Animal
Disease Surveillance Program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services compiles essential epidemiological
and diagnostic data that are used to define foreign animal diseases
(FAD) and their risk factors. The data is compiled through the
Veterinary Services Emergency Management Response System, a web-based
database for reporting investigations of suspected FAD occurrences.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information such as
the purpose of the diagnostician's visit to the site, the name and
address of the owner/manager and the site, the type of operation being
investigated, the number of and type of animals on the premises,
vaccination information on the animals in the herd or flock,
biosecurity practices at the site, whether any animals have been moved
to or from the premises and when this movement occurred, number of sick
or dead animals, the results of physical examinations of the affected
animals, the results of postmortem examinations, and the number and
kinds of samples taken, and the name of the suspected disease.
APHIS uses the collected information to effectively prevent FAD
occurrences and protect the health of the United States. Without the
information, APHIS has no way to detect and monitor FAD outbreaks in
the United States.
Description of Respondents: Businesses; and State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents: 136.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting, on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,632.
[[Page 48587]]
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American
Countries.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0274.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7
U.S.C. 7701-7772), 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.
Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of fruits
and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world
are contained in ``Subpart Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1
through 319.56-72). The fruits and vegetables regulations allow certain
type of peppers grown in approved registered production sites in Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama to be
imported, under certain conditions, into the United States without
treatment while continuing to provide protection against the
introduction of quarantine pests into the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: The regulations require the use of
information collection activities including inspections by Central
American national plant protection organization officials,
phytosanitary certificate, labeling of boxes, monitor traps, trapping
records, bilateral workplan, production site registrations, quality
control program, and emergency action notifications. If the information
were not collected, it would cripple the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service ability to regulate and prevent the importation or
spread of plant pests and diseases from entering the United States.
Description of Respondents: Businesses; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 36.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,285.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Peppers from the Republic of Korea.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0282.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7
U.S.C. 7701-et seq.), 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. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the
world are contained in ``Subpart Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-
1 through 319.56-83). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) fruits and vegetables regulations allow the importation of
peppers from the Republic of Korea under certain conditions into the
continental United States.
Need and Use of the Information: The regulations require the use of
information collection activities including a phytosanitary certificate
and declaration issued by the National Plant Quarantine Service of
Korea, greenhouse registrations, inspections, and emergency action
notifications. Failing to collect this information would cripple APHIS'
ability to regulate and prevent the importation or spread of plant
pests and diseases from entering the United States.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government (Foreign); Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 29.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Movement of Plants and Plant Products from Hawaii and the
Territories.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0346.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C
7701), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, or movement of fruits, vegetables,
plants, and plant pests to prevent the introduction of pests or
diseases into the United States, or dissemination of pests and diseases
within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), is responsible
for implementing this Act and does so through the enforcement of its
Hawaiian and territorial quarantine regulations contained in Part 318
of Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the following forms
and activities to collect information: PPQ 530, PPQ 586, PPQ 519, PPQ
540, Labeling of Boxes for Pest Free Areas, Inspection and
Certification, Trapping and Surveillance, Contingency Plans approved by
APHIS, Updated Mapping Identifying Places Where Horticultural or Other
Crops are Grown, Written Request for Facility Approval--and
Recertification, Recordkeeping, Decertification of Pest Free Areas--and
Reinstatement, Notification of Emergency Conveyance, Aircraft/Ship
Inspections of Departure, Production Site Registration, Packing House
Registration, and Box Markings. If APHIS did not collect this
information or if APHIS collected this information less frequently, the
spread of dangerous plant diseases and pests could cause millions of
dollars in damage to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 203.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,318.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Papayas from Peru.
Control Number: 0579-0410.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles within the United States to prevent the introduction
of plant pests or their dissemination. The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Program enforces the Act by regulating the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States. These regulations are found in
Section 319 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under ``Subpart--
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-81). Under Sec.
319.56-25, papaya fruit from Peru may be imported into the continental
United States under certain conditions that prevent the introduction of
plant pests into the country.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use information
collection activities and actions to ensure these conditions are met.
These activities include grower registrations, applications for import
permit, notices of arrival, emergency action notifications, and
recordkeeping. Also, consignments of fruit must be accompanied by
phytosanitary certificates issued by the National Plant Protection
Organization (NPPO) of Peru and containing additional declaration
stating the provisions of 7 CFR 319.56-25 have been met. These
activities for this commodity are the minimum necessary to protect
crops and the agriculture industry from dangerous plant pests and
diseases.
[[Page 48588]]
Description of Respondents: Commercial growers and importers,
Foreign Governments.
Number of Respondents: 52
Frequency of Responses: Reporting on occasion, and recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 1,507.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Apples from China.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0423.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701, et seq.) the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant
pests to prevent the introduction into the United States or their
dissemination within the United States. The regulations in ``Subpart--
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the
importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from
certain parts of the world to prevent the introduction and
dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed
within the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following
information collection activities to prevent the spread of fruit flies
and other plant pests from entering into the United States: Operational
workplan, production site, and packinghouse registrations, tracking
system, box labeling, phytosanitary certificates with declarations,
inspections, investigation for detection, handling procedures, and
emergency action notification. Falling to collect this information
would cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that apples from China are not
carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 186.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,117.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20939 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P