[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51975-51976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20995]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 19, 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: Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey .
OMB Control Number: 0579-0010.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3301 et
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or
in cooperation with States, to carry out operations or measures to
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests and noxious weed that are new to or not yet widely
distributed within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) along
with the States and other agencies collects and manages data on plant
pest, woods, and biological control agents through the Cooperative
Agricultural Pest Survey. The program allows the States and PPQ to
conduct surveys to detect and measure the presence of exotic plant
pests and noxious weed and to enter survey data into a national
computer-based system known as the National Agricultural Plant
Information System (NAPIS).
Need and use of the information: APHIS will collect information
using PPQ Form 391 and other forms to predict potential plant pest and
noxious weed situations and to promptly detect and respond to the
occurrence of new pest and to record the location of those pest
incursions that could directly hinder the export of U.S. farm
commodities. If the information were not collected, it would seriously
impact APHIS' ability to timely assist farmers, State personnel, and
other involved in agriculture and protection of the environment in
order to plan pest control measures, detect new outbreaks, and to
determine the threat posed by migratory pests.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 54.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,465.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Plum Pox Compensation.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0159.
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, or movement of plants and plant
pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States; and eradicating plant pests when eradication is feasible. The
regulations in 7 CFR 301.74-5 permit owners of commercial stone fruit
orchards and owners of fruit tree nurseries to receive compensation
under certain circumstances. Owners of commercial stone fruit orchards
may receive compensation for losses associated with trees destroyed to
control plum pox pursuant to an emergency action notification (EAN)
issued by the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Owners
of fruit tree nurseries may receive compensation for net revenue losses
associated with movement or sale of nursery stock prohibited under an
EAN issued by APHIS with respect to regulated articles within the
nursery in order to control plum pox. Plum Pox is an extremely serious
viral disease of plants that can affect many stone fruit species,
including plum, peach, apricot, almond, and nectarine. APHIS will
collect information using form PPQ 651 Application for Plum Pox
Compensation.
Need and use of the information: APHIS will collect the owner's
name and address, a description of the owner's property, and a
certification statement that the trees removed from the owner's
property were stone fruit trees from commercial fruit orchards or fruit
tree nurseries. For claims made by owners of stone fruit orchards, the
completed application must be accompanied by a copy of the EAN ordering
the destruction of their trees, the notification's accompanying
inventory describing the acreage and ages of trees removed and
documentation verifying that the destruction of the trees have been
completed and the date of that completion. For claims made by owners of
fruit tree nurseries, the completed application must be accompanied by
a copy of the EAN prohibiting the same or movement of the nursery
stock, the notification's accompanying inventory describing the total
number of trees covered by the EAN, their age and variety, and
documentation indicating
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the final disposition of the nursery stock. Without the information
APHIS would be unable to compensate eligible grove and nursery owners
for their losses.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 5.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Mangoes from the Philippines.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0172.
Summary of Collection: 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 know to be
widely distributed throughout the United States. The regulations in
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-48)
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 confirm 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
from a variety of individuals who are involved in growing, packing,
handling, transporting and exporting plants and plant products. The
information APHIS collects serves as the supporting documentation for
issuing PPQ forms and documents required to authorize release of
restricted products, and allow movement of regulated products. The
information APHIS collects is vital to helping ensure that injurious
plant diseases and insect pest are not imported and do not spread into
or within the United States.
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.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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