[Federal Register: April 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 82)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 25, 2007.
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: Importation of Mangoes from the Philippines.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0172.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
is responsible for preventing plant pests and noxious weeds from
entering the United States. Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7711-7714), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in
cooperation with the States, is authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard
the spread of plant pests new to the United States or not known to be
widely distributed throughout the United States. The regulations in
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-8)
allow the importation of mangoes from Guimaras Island in the Republic
of the Philippines into the United States under certain conditions. The
regulations require the use of box marking to indicate the origin of
the fruit, phytosanitary certificate to confirmed that the fruit has
been grown and treated in accordance with the regulations and a trust
fund agreement between the Republic of the Philippines Department of
Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to cover the Agency's participation
in the treatment and inspection activities in the Philippines that are
required for the importation of mangoes.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
verify that the commodity was treated adequately with heat to eliminate
the pest risk and to verify that the temperature remained at the
appropriate level for the entire treatment period, thereby destroying
any fruit flies present in the commodity.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms;
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,827.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 121.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Unshu Oranges.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0173.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-
7772) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the
importation of plants, plant products, and other articles into the
United States to prevent the introduction of plant pest and noxious
weeds. The regulations in ``Subpart-Citrus Fruit'' (7 CFR 319.28) allow
the importation of unshu oranges from Kyushu Island and Honshu Island,
Japan, into the United States under certain conditions. A certificate
must accompany the unshu oranges from the Japanese plant protection
service certifying that the fruit is apparently free of citrus canker.
Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection (APHIS) will collect information using form PPQ 203, Foreign
Site Certificate of Inspection and/or Treatment. The information from
the form will be used to certify that unshu oranges from Japan are free
of citrus canker and to also ensure that the oranges are not imported
into citrus-producing areas of the United States such as Florida and
California.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 23.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 5,535.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-8153 Filed 4-27-07; 8:45 am]
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