[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07072]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 30, 2022.
    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 May 5, 
2022 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: Lacey Act Declaration Requirements; Plants and Plant 
Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0349.
    Summary of Collection: The Lacey Act, first enacted in 1900 and 
significantly amended in 1988, is the United States' oldest Wildlife 
Protection Statute. The Act combats trafficking in ``illegal'' 
wildlife, fish, or plants. The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 
2008, which took effect May 22, 2008, amended the Lacey Act by 
expanding its protection to a broader range of plants and plant 
products (Section 8204, Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices). As of 
May 22, 2008, the Lacey Act made it unlawful to import, export, 
transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
commerce any plant, with some limited exceptions, taken, possessed, 
transported, or sold in violation of the laws of the United States, a 
State, an Indian tribe, or any foreign law that protects plants. The 
Lacey Act also makes it unlawful to make or submit any false record, 
account, or label for, or any false identification of, any plant 
covered by the Act.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the information from 
plant declarations to ensure compliance with the Lacey Act declaration 
requirements and to support Lacey Act enforcement efforts of 
investigating and prosecuting partner government agencies. Under the 
amended Lacey Act, importers are required to submit a declaration form 
(PPQ 505) for all plants. The PPQ 505B is the supplemental form which 
is provided the declarer if additional space is needed to enter the 
required information. The declaration must contain, among other things, 
the scientific name of the plant, value of the importation, quantity of 
the plant, and name of the country from which the plant was harvested. 
If species varies or is unknown, importers will have to declare the 
name of each species that may have been used to produce the product. 
This information will be used to support investigations into illegal 
logging practices by the Justice Department and also acts as a 
deterrent to illegal logging practices worldwide.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 24,070.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 481,778.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07072 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
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