Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2011 / Notices 81467 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0111] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Baby Corn and Baby 

Carrots From Zambia 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of baby 

corn and baby carrots from Zambia. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0111– 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0111, 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 http://www.

regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0111 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 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) 690–2817 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of baby corn and baby 

carrots from Zambia, contact Mr. Alex 

Belano, Senior Import Specialist, 

Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 734–0627. For copies of more 

detailed information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Baby Corn and 

Baby Carrots From Zambia. 

OMB Number: 0579–0284. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict 

the importation, entry, or interstate 

movement of plants, plant products, and 

other articles to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. Regulations 

authorized by the PPA concerning the 

importation of fruits and vegetables into 

the United States from certain parts of 

the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart– 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–54). 

Under these regulations, baby corn 

and baby carrots from Zambia are 

subject to certain conditions before 

entering the United States to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States. The regulations include 

inspection at the port of first arrival and 

the use of a phytosanitary certificate 

stating that the commodity was 

inspected and found free of certain 

plant pests. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 of the 

collection of information 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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Importers and Zambian 

national plant protection organization 

officials and producers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1 hour. (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 19th day of 

December 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33209 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0114] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment for Field Testing Swine 

Influenza Vaccine, RNA 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared an 

environmental assessment concerning 

authorization to ship for the purpose of 

field testing, and then to field test, an 

unlicensed Swine Influenza Vaccine, 

RNA. The environmental assessment, 

which is based on a risk analysis 

prepared to assess the risks associated 

with the field testing of this vaccine, 

examines the potential effects that field 

testing this veterinary vaccine could 

have on the quality of the human 

environment. Based on the risk analysis, 

we have reached a preliminary 

determination that field testing this 

veterinary vaccine will not have a 

significant impact on the quality of the 

human environment, and that an 

environmental impact statement need 

not be prepared. We intend to authorize 

shipment of this vaccine for field testing 

following the close of the comment 

period for this notice unless new 

substantial issues bearing on the effects 

of this action are brought to our 

attention. We also intend to issue a U.S. 

Veterinary Biological Product license for 

this vaccine, provided the field test data 

support the conclusions of the 

environmental assessment and the 


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