[Federal Register: December 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 237)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 5, 2006.
    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 & Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Certification Program for Imported Articles of Pelargonium 
spp. and Solanum spp. to Prevent Introduction of Potato Brown Rot.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0221.
    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 of plants, plant products, and plant pest and 
other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pest into the 
United States. The regulations in 7 CFR part 319 include a 
certification program for articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. 
imported from countries where the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 
3 biovar 2 is known to occur. This bacterial strain causes potato brown 
rot, which causes potatoes to rot through, making them unusable and 
seriously affecting potato yields.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal Plant and Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) require the collection of information 
through a phytosanitary certificate (foreign), trust funds, and 
compliance agreements. If the information is not collected, potato 
fields could become infected with the strain of R. solanacearum and 
this could drastically reduce or eliminate potato fields.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 27.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,022.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-20938 Filed 12-8-06; 8:45 am]

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