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Vol. 86, No. 83 
Monday, May 3, 2021 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service 
[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0017] 
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Lacey Act Declaration Requirement; Plants and Plant Products 
AGENCY : Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, USDA. 
ACTION : Revision to and extension of 
approval of an information collection; comment request. 
SUMMARY : In accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection required by the Lacey Act for the importation of certain plants and plant products. 
DATES : We will consider all comments 
that we receive on or before July 2, 2021. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit comments 
by either of the following methods: 
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov . Enter 
APHIS–2021–0017 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, then select the comment button in the list of documents. 
•Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 
Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2021–0017, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 
Supporting documents and any 
comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at www.regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 before coming. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
information concerning the Lacey Act declaration requirements for plants and plant products, contact Ms. Dorothy Wayson, National Policy Manager, Lacey Act Program, APHIS, PPQ, 4700 River Road, 4D–06.31, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851–2036. For more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Title: Lacey Act Declaration 
Requirement; Plants and Plant Products. 
OMB Control Number: 0579–0349. 
Type of Request: Revision to and 
extension of approval of an information 
collection. 
Abstract: The Lacey Act, as amended, 
makes it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any plant, with some limited exceptions, taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of the laws of the United States, a State, an Indian Tribe, or any foreign law that protects plants. The Act also makes it unlawful to make or submit any false record, account, or label for, or any false identification of, any plant covered by the Act. 
In addition, section 3 of the Act 
makes it unlawful to import certain plants and plant products without an import declaration. The declaration must contain, among other things, the scientific name of the plant, value of the importation, quantity of the plant, and name of the country in which the plant was harvested. For paper and paperboard products with recycled plant content, the importer is not required to specify the species or country of harvest with respect to the recycled plant product component but is required to provide the average percentage of recycled content. If the product also contains non-recycled plant materials, the basic declaration requirements still apply to that component of the product imported. 
In addition to the declaration, there is 
a supplemental form that must be completed if additional space is needed to declare additional plants and plant products. Also, records of the import declaration and supplemental form must be retained for at least 5 years. 
We are asking the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information collection activities, as described, for an additional 3 years. 
The purpose of this notice is to solicit 
comments from the public (as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. These comments will help us: 
(1) Evaluate 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; 
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) Minimize the burden on those who 
are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. 
Estimate of burden: The public 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.488 hours per response. 
Respondents: Importers of certain 
plants and plant products. 
Estimated annual number of 
respondents: 24,070. 
Estimated annual number of 
responses per respondent: 41. 
Estimated annual number of 
responses: 986,854. 
Estimated total annual burden on 
respondents: 481,778 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.) 
All responses to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. 
Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of 
April 2021. 
Mark Davidson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service. 
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