[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26516-26517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09125]


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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 May 31, 
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: Plum Pox Compensation.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0159.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), 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. The regulations in 7 
CFR 301.74-5 permit owners of commercial stone fruit orchards to 
receive compensation for losses associated with trees destroyed to 
control plum pox pursuant to an emergency action notification (EAN) 
issued by the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Plum 
Pox is an extremely serious viral disease of plants that can affect 
many stone fruit species, including plum, peach, apricot, almond, and 
nectarine. Owners of fruit tree nurseries may receive compensation for 
net revenue losses associated with movement or sale of nursery stock 
prohibited under an EAN issued by APHIS with respect to regulated 
articles within the nursery in order to control plum pox.
    Need and Use of the Information: Compensation applications include 
information about the business such as

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name and address, a description of the property, and a certification 
statement that the trees removed from the owner's property were stone 
fruit trees from commercial fruit orchards or fruit tree nurseries. For 
claims made by owners of stone fruit orchards, the completed 
application must be accompanied by a copy of the EAN ordering the 
destruction of their trees, the notification's accompanying inventory 
describing the acreage and ages of trees removed and documentation 
verifying that the destruction of the trees have been completed and the 
date of that completion. For claims made by owners of fruit tree 
nurseries, the completed application must be accompanied by a copy of 
the EAN prohibiting the same or movement of the nursery stock, the 
notification's accompanying inventory describing the total number of 
trees covered by the EAN, their age and variety, and documentation 
indicating the final disposition of the nursery stock. Applicants may 
also need to apply for a DUNS number and provide direct deposit 
information for payments. Without the information APHIS would be unable 
to compensate eligible grove and nursery owners for their losses.
    Description of Respondents: State Plant Health Officials; Business 
or other for-profit; Farm.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting, Recordkeeping: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-09125 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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