[Federal Register: August 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 147)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 28, 2005.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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 Quarantines.
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
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contained in title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, CFR part 301.
Implementing these quarantines often requires us to collect information
from a variety of individuals who are involved in growing, packing,
handling, transporting, and exporting of plants and plant products. The
information collected from these individuals is vital to helping ensure
that injurious plant diseases and insect pests do not spread within the
United States. Information to be collected is necessary to determine
compliance with domestic quarantines. Federal/State domestic
quarantines are necessary to regulate the movement of articles from
infested areas to non-infested area. Collecting information requires
the use of a number of forms and documents. APHIS will collect
information using various forms and documents.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information by
interviewing growers and shippers at the time the inspections are being
conducted and by having growers and shippers of exported plants and
plant products complete an application for a transit permit.
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 obtained will be used to determine
compliance with regulations and for issuance of forms, permits,
certificates, and other required documents.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farm;
individuals or households; farms; Federal Government; State, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 191,866.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 98,033.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0198.
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
products to prevent the introduction of plant pest into the United
States or their dissemination within the United States. The Plant
Protection and Quarantine, a program within the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for implementing the Act and
does so through the enforcement of its Hawaiian and territorial
quarantine regulations, contained in part 318 of title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations. Hawaiian and territorial quarantines are necessary
to prevent the spread of dangerous plant diseases and pests. APHIS will
collect information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from a variety of individuals who are involved in growing, packing,
handling, and transporting plants and plant products. The information
collected will be used to determine compliance with regulations and for
issuance of forms, permits, certificates, and other required documents.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 903.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 646.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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