[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 74142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23825]


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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 November 
29, 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: Imported Seed and Screening.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0124.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) is responsible for preventing plant diseases or insect pests 
from entering the United States, preventing the spread of pests not 
widely distributed in the United States, and eradicating imported pests 
when eradication is feasible. Under the authority of the Federal Seed 
Act of 1939, as amended, the USDA regulates the importation and 
interstate movement of certain agricultural and vegetable seeds. The 
USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection 
and Quarantine (PPQ) Division has established a seed analysis program 
with Canada that allows U.S. companies that import seed for cleaning or 
processing to enter into compliance agreements with APHIS. To monitor 
and ensure compliance with United States agricultural regulations, 
APHIS will collect information using forms and other information 
activities.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from forms, correspondence, inspections, and discussions to ensure 
imported seeds do not pose a threat to U.S. agriculture. If the 
information were not collected, there would be increased risk of severe 
economic damage to United States agriculture caused by plant diseases 
and insect pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,153.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,632.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23825 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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