[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 27709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10030]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0037]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and
Regulations
ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the regulations for the
interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of
Phytophthora ramorum.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0037.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0037, 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-2020-
0037 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 reporting sightings
of plant pests and diseases, contact Mr. William Wesela, National
Policy Manager, PPQ, APHIS USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 137, Riverdale,
MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2229. For information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0310.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (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.
In accordance with the regulations in ``Subpart X-Phytophthora
Ramorum'' (Sec. Sec. 301.92 through 301.92-12), the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
restricts the interstate movement of certain articles to prevent the
spread of Phytophthora ramorum, the plant pathogen that causes the
disease commonly known as sudden oak death. The regulations contain
requirements for the interstate movement of regulated articles, such as
nursery stock and certain trees, from both quarantined areas and
regulated establishments and involve information collection activities
including compliance agreements, annual inspections of nurseries and
certification of nurseries, issuance and cancellation of certificates,
sampling labels for testing, records of fungicide applications,
recordkeeping of incoming and outgoing shipments of plants,
notification of high risk P. ramorum genera, and emergency action
notifications.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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 0.3 hours per response.
Respondents: Plant growers, nursery operators, and State plant
regulatory officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 43.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 15.
Estimated annual number of responses: 622.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 181 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, this 6th day of May 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-10030 Filed 5-8-20; 8:45 am]
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