[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 249 (Monday, December 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67715-67716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28023]


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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 January 
30, 2019 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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Citrus from Peru; Expansion of Citrus Growing 
Area.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0433.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (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. The 
regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 
319.81, referred to as the regulations), 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 and plant diseases.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using three forms and other information collection activities to allow, 
under certain conditions, the importation of fresh commercial citrus 
fruit from approved areas of Peru into the United States. If the 
information is not collected APHIS could not verify that fruit was 
treated, and verify that fruit flies, and other pest were destroyed by 
treatment, or that the treatment was adequate to prevent the risk of 
plant pests from entering the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 66.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,361.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-28023 Filed 12-28-18; 8:45 am]
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