[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 39653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16896]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 7, 2010.
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), [email protected] 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 Nursery Stock.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0279.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit
or restrict the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in
interstate commerce of plant pests and other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the United States or their
dissemination within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations contained in ``Subpart-Nursery
Stock Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant products (Sec. Sec.
319.37 through 319.37-14) restricts among other things, the importation
of living plants, plant parts, seeds, and plant cuttings for planting
or propagation.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or
plant products be accompanied by either a phytosanitary inspection
certificate with a declaration, export certificate, or a special
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the
originating or transiting country. APHIS uses the information on these
certificates to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the
time of inspection in the foreign country. This information is used as
a guide to the intensity of the inspection that APHIS must conduct when
the shipment arrives. Without this information, all shipments would
need to be inspected more thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably
more time.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 451.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-16896 Filed 7-9-10; 8:45 am]
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