[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30865-30866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10874]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0025]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weed Regulations

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 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 Federal plant pest and 
noxious weeds regulations.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
19, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2022-0025 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-2022-0025, 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 regarding the Federal 
plant pest and noxious weeds regulations, contact Dr. Colin Stewart, 
Assistant Director, Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol Permits Branch, 
PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; 
(301) 851-2237. For information about the information collection 
process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act 
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0054.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (the Act, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation, 
entry, exportation, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, 
biological control organisms, noxious weeds, articles, or means of 
conveyance, if the Secretary determines that the prohibition or 
restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction of plant pests or 
noxious weeds into the United States or their dissemination within the 
United States. The associated regulations that were issued by the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are located in 7 CFR 
parts 330 and 360.
    These regulations contain information collection activities that 
include, but are not limited to, applications, amendments, withdrawals, 
cancellations, and appeals for permits; cooperative agreements and 
compliance agreements; consultations; site assessments; inspections; 
certifications; notifications of intent, appeals, amendments, and 
cancellations; labeling of boxes, containers, and bags; emergency 
action notifications; notices of arrival; and recordkeeping. These 
information collection activities allow APHIS to evaluate the risks 
associated with the importation or interstate movement of plant pests, 
noxious weeds, and soil, and also assist with developing risk 
mitigations, if necessary, for the importation or interstate movement 
of plant pests, noxious weeds, and soil.
    In addition to the above information collection activities, we are 
adding to this collection petitions to add or remove plant pests to 
exemption and plant pest lists, which are currently approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control number 0579-0187, 
Plant Pest Regulations; Update of Provisions. When OMB approves this 
combined information collection package (0579-0054), APHIS will 
discontinue 0579-0187.
    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 0.24 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers and shippers of plant pests, noxious weeds, 
and other regulated articles; owners/operators of regulated garbage-
handling facilities; State plant health officials; Tribal groups; and 
individuals.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,765.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 16.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 78,350.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 18,886 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.)

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    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 17th day of May 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-10874 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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