[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60391-60392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25625]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 20, 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 December 
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

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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: Importation of Fresh Peppers from Peru Into the Continental 
United States and the Territories.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0434.
    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 to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States or their dissemination within 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).
    Need and Use of the Information: The regulations in Sec.  
[thinsp]319.56-73 allow the importation of fresh peppers into the 
continental United States and the Territories from Peru. As a condition 
of entry, the peppers must be produced in accordance with a systems 
approach that includes requirements for operational workplans, quality 
control programs, fruit fly trapping, pre-harvest production site 
inspections, production site and packinghouse registration, emergency 
action notifications, notices of arrival for imports, and packinghouse 
procedures designed to exclude quarantine pests. The peppers are also 
required to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection 
organization (NPPO) of Peru with an additional declaration stating that 
the consignment was produced in accordance with the systems approach 
outlined in the regulations. These actions allow for the importation of 
fresh peppers from Peru while continuing to provide protection against 
the introduction of plant pests into the United States and the 
Territories.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 294.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25625 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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