[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55567-55568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21794]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0063]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian 
Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA).

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 to prevent the 
spread of citrus canker, citrus greening, and citrus greening's vector, 
the Asian citrus psyllid, to noninfested areas of United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
December 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2021-0063 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, 
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2021-0063, 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 regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located 
in Room 1620 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 the regulations for 
the interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of 
citrus canker, citrus greening, and citrus greening's vector, the Asian 
citrus psyllid, contact Ms. Glorimar Marrero, Assistant National Policy 
Manager for Citrus Health Response Program, EDP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road, Unit 52, Riverdale, MD 20737; (240) 577-4633. For more 
information on the information collection reporting process, contact 
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 
851-2483; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian Citrus Psyllid; 
Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0363.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
authorizes the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
either independently or in cooperation with States, to carry out 
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests and diseases that are new 
to or not widely distributed within the United States. Under the Act, 
the Secretary may also issue regulations requiring plants and plant 
products moved in interstate commerce to be subject to remedial 
measures determined necessary to prevent the spread of the pest or 
disease, or requiring the objects to be accompanied by a permit issued 
by the Secretary prior to movement. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) administers the regulations to implement the 
PPA.
    Citrus canker is a plant disease that is caused by the bacterium 
Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri that affects plants and plant parts of 
citrus and citrus relatives of the Rutaceae family. Citrus canker can 
cause defoliation and other serious damage to the leaves and twigs of 
susceptible plants. It can also cause lesions on the fruit of infected 
plants and cause infected fruit to drop from trees before reaching 
maturity. The aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus canker can infect 
susceptible plants rapidly and lead to extensive economic losses in 
commercial citrus-producing areas. Citrus greening, also known as 
Huanglongbing, is considered to be one of the most serious citrus 
diseases in the world. Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that 
attacks the vascular system of host plants. This bacterial pathogen can 
be transmitted by grafting and, under laboratory conditions, by 
parasitic plants. The pathogen can also be transmitted by two insect 
vectors, one of which is Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, the Asian citrus 
psyllid (ACP). ACP can cause economic damage to citrus in groves and 
nurseries by direct feeding. Both adults and nymphs feed on young 
foliage, depleting the sap and causing galling or curling of leaves. 
High populations feeding on a citrus shoot can kill the growing tip.
    Under the regulations in ``Subpart M-Citrus Canker'' (7 CFR 301.75-
1 through 301.75-17) and ``Subpart N-Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus 
Psyllid'' (7 CFR 301.76 through 301.76-11), APHIS restricts the 
interstate movement of regulated articles from quarantined areas to 
control the artificial spread of citrus canker and citrus greening and 
its vector, ACP, to noninfested areas of the United States. The 
regulations contain requirements that involve information collection 
activities, including initiating or reviewing a compliance agreement; 
application for a limited permit or Federal certificate; labeling; 
recordkeeping; appealing cancellation of a certificate, permit, and 
compliance agreement; and responding to an emergency action 
notification.
    The information collection requirements listed above are currently 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the Citrus 
Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement 
Regulations (OMB control number 0579-0363), and Citrus Canker; 
Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock and Fruit From 
Quarantined Areas (OMB control number 0579-0317). After OMB approves 
this combined information collection package (OMB control

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number 0579-0363), APHIS will retire OMB control number 0579-0317.
    We are asking 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 0.04 hours per response.
    Respondents: Commercial nurseries/operations in U.S. States or U.S. 
Territories quarantined for citrus canker, citrus greening, or ACP.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,395.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 7,428.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 10,361,832.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 366,719 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 30th day of September 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-21794 Filed 10-5-21; 8:45 am]
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