[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26440-26441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09423]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 29, 2020.
    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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 June 3, 
2020 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of 
the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: Plum Pox Compensation.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0159.
    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

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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. Plum Pox is an extremely 
serious viral disease of plants that can affect many stone fruit 
species, including plum, peach, apricot, almond, and nectarine. The 
regulations in 7 CFR 301.74-5 permit owners of commercial stone fruit 
orchards to receive compensation for losses associated with trees 
destroyed to control plum pox pursuant to an emergency action 
notification (EAN) issued by the Animal & Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS). Owners of fruit tree nurseries may receive 
compensation for net revenue losses associated with movement or sale of 
nursery stock prohibited under an EAN issued by APHIS with respect to 
regulated articles within the nursery in order to control plum pox.
    Need and Use of the Information: Compensation applications include 
information about the business such as name and address, a description 
of the property, and a certification statement that the trees removed 
from the owner's property were stone fruit trees from commercial fruit 
orchards or fruit tree nurseries. For claims made by owners of stone 
fruit orchards, the completed application must be accompanied by a copy 
of the EAN ordering the destruction of their trees, the notification's 
accompanying inventory describing the acreage and ages of trees removed 
and documentation verifying that the destruction of the trees have been 
completed and the date of that completion. For claims made by owners of 
fruit tree nurseries, the completed application must be accompanied by 
a copy of the EAN prohibiting the same or movement of the nursery 
stock, the notification's accompanying inventory describing the total 
number of trees covered by the EAN, their age and variety, and 
documentation indicating the final disposition of the nursery stock. 
Applicants may also need to apply for a DUNS number and provide direct 
deposit information for payments. Without the information APHIS would 
be unable to compensate eligible grove and nursery owners for their 
losses.
    Description of Respondents: State Plant Health Officials; Business 
or other for-profit; Farm.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting, Recordkeeping: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09423 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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