[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5408-5409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02858]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0104]
Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Citrus From Peru
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with importation of citrus from Peru.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0104.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0104, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-
0104 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC.
Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on importation of
citrus from Peru, contact Mr. Juan Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy
Specialist, IRM, RCC, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2242. For more detailed information on
the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS'
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Citrus From Peru.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0289.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: 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, including fruit
flies, 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 L--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR
319.56-1 through 319.56-12).
In accordance with the regulations, citrus (grapefruit, limes,
mandarins or tangerines, sweet oranges, and tangelos) from Peru is
subject to certain conditions before entering the continental United
States to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States. The regulations require the use of information collection
activities, including inspections by national plant protection
organization
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(NPPO) officials from Peru, grower registration and agreement, fruit
fly trapping, monitoring, recordkeeping, and a phytosanitary
certificate.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 7.382 hours per response.
Respondents: The NPPO of Peru and importers and growers of citrus
fruit from Peru.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 31.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 137.
Estimated annual number of responses: 4,245.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 31,339 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-02858 Filed 2-20-19; 8:45 am]
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