[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5299-5300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01649]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 February 
27, 2023 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Fruits and 
Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), the Animal and Plant Health

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Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to 
regulate the importation of plants, plant products, and other articles 
to prevent the introduction of plant pests disease and noxious weeds 
into the United States. The regulations in 7 CFR 319 include specific 
requirements for the importation of fruits and vegetables. The 
regulations in 7 CFR 305 provide for the use of irradiation as a 
phytosanitary treatment for certain fruits and vegetables imported in 
the United States. The irradiation treatment provides protection 
against all inspect pest including fruit flies, the mango seed weevil, 
and others. It may be used as an alternative to other approved 
treatments for these pests in fruits and vegetables, such as 
fumigation, cold treatment, heat treatment, and other techniques.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information collection activities associated with this program, to 
employ irradiation as an effective phytosanitary treatment for 
importing fresh fruit and vegetables into the United States: compliance 
agreement, operational work plans (cooperative agreements), dosimetry 
agreement at the irradiation facility, request for dosimetry device 
approval, 30-day notification, labeling and packaging, recordkeeping, 
request for certification and inspection of facility, irradiation 
treatment workplan, facility preclearance workplan, trust fund 
agreement, phytosanitary certificate, and denial and withdrawal of 
certification. Without the collection of this information, APHIS would 
have no practical way of determining that any given commodity had 
actually been irradiated. Irradiation leaves no residue and usually 
causes no discernible change to the commodity's color or texture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 86.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,092.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry 
Products from Specified Regions.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0228.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The AHPA is contained in title X, subtitle E, sections 10401-18 
of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 [7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.]. Veterinary Services of 
the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
responsible for administering regulations intended to prevent the 
introduction of animal diseases into the United States. The regulations 
in 9 CFR part 93 and 94 allow the export of live poultry, poultry meat 
and other poultry products from Argentina and the Mexican States of 
Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan under certain conditions. APHIS 
will collect information using a health certification statement that 
must be completed by Mexican veterinary authorities prior to export, 
APHIS forms VS 17-129, VS 17-29, and VS 17-30 and other activities.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected from the 
health certificate, forms and other activities will provide APHIS with 
critical information concerning the origin and history of the items 
destined for importation in the United States. Without the information 
APHIS would be unable to establish an effective defense against the 
incursion of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease 
from import poultry and poultry products. This could have serious 
health consequences for the United States poultry and economic 
consequences for the United States poultry industry.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government; business or other 
for-profit; individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,178.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,722.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01649 Filed 1-26-23; 8:45 am]
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