[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24968-24969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08668]


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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

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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 25, 
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Domestic Quarantine Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0088.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772) the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or 
restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant pests 
to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or 
their dissemination within the United States. Plant Protection and 
Quarantine, a program within USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), is responsible for implementing this Act and does so 
through the enforcement of its domestic quarantine regulations 
contained in Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, CFR part 301.
    Administering these regulations requires APHIS to use various forms 
and documents to collect or record information from the variety of 
individuals who are involved in growing, packing, handling, or 
transporting, plants and plant products. The collected information is 
used to determine compliance with domestic quarantines necessary for 
regulating the movement of articles from infested areas to non-infested 
areas and ensuring injurious plant diseases and insect pests do not 
spread within the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
obtained through processing of applications for permits or 
certificates, requests for or during inspections, and processing of 
violation notices, agreements, and other actions. Information is 
collected from the growers, packers, shippers, and exporters of 
regulated articles to ensure that the articles, when moved from a 
quarantined area, do not harbor injurious plant diseases and insect 
pests. The information will be used to determine compliance with 
regulations and for issuance of permits, certificates, and other 
required documents.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal agricultural 
officials; Business or other for-profit; Farms; Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 8,821.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 261,492.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-08668 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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