[Federal Register: February 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 27)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 4, 2008.
    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 and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Hass Avocado from Mexico
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0129
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture 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 those imported when eradication is 
feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-7772) authorizes 
APHIS to carry out this mission. APHIS will collect information from a 
variety of individuals, both within and outside of the United States, 
who are involved in growing, packing, handling, transporting, and 
importing foreign logs, trees, shrubs, and other articles. APHIS 
regulations allow fresh Hass Avocado fruit grown in approved orchards 
in Michoacan, Mexico to be imported into the United States under 
certain conditions.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using form PPQ 587 ``Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant 
Products,'' to ensure that fresh Hass Avocados from Mexico do not 
harbor insect pests (including Avocado stem weevils, seed weevils, and 
seed moths). The information collected will ensure that fresh Hass 
Avocados from Mexico do not harbor exotic insect pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,205.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 107,061.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-2306 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]

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