[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13080-13081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04337]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0015]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey

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 Cooperative Agricultural 
Pest Survey.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2023-0015 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-2023-0015, 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 Cooperative 
Agricultural Pest Survey, contact Mr. John Crowe, National Policy 
Manager for Pest Detection, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 
4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2108; 
[email protected]. For 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: Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0010.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.

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    Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), 
the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, either independently or in 
cooperation with the States, to carry out operations or measures to 
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of 
plant pests and noxious weeds that are new to or not widely distributed 
within the United States. This authority has been delegated to the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
    To carry out this mission, APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine 
(PPQ) program has joined forces with the States and other agencies to 
create a program called the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey 
(CAPS). The CAPS program coordinates efforts through cooperative 
agreements with the States and other agencies to collect and manage 
data on plant pests, noxious weeds, and biological control agents, 
which may be used to control plant pests or noxious weeds.
    This program allows the States and PPQ to conduct surveillance 
activities to detect and measure the presence of exotic plant pests and 
weeds and to input surveillance data into a uniform national system. 
Among other things, this allows APHIS to obtain a more comprehensive 
picture of plant pest conditions in the United States.
    The CAPS program involves certain information collection 
activities, such as cooperative agreements with workplans and various 
financial and disclosure forms associated with developing the 
agreement, pest detection surveys with data entry, and a form for 
determination of specimens.
    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 0.259 hours per response.
    Respondents: State, university, and Tribal cooperators 
participating in CAPS.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 55.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 258.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 14,176.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,669 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 27th day of February 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-04337 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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