9318 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 28 / Friday, February 12, 2021 / Notices 

contact Dr. Rory Carolan, Aquaculture, 

Swine, Equine, and Poultry, Strategy 

and Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–3558. For more information 

on the information collection process, 

contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Communicable Diseases in 

Horses. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0127. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the authority of the 

Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

regulates the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products, and conducts various other 

activities to protect the health of U.S. 

livestock and poultry. 

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an 

infectious and potentially fatal viral 

disease of equines. There is no vaccine 

or treatment for the disease. Regulations 

in 9 CFR part 71 provide for the 

approval of laboratories, diagnostic 

facilities, and research facilities, 

including those that test for EIA. The 

regulations in 9 CFR part 75 govern the 

interstate movement of equines that 

have tested positive to an official test for 

EIA (EIA reactors). Identifying EIApositive animals through laboratory 

testing and ensuring the safe movement 

of those equines testing positive for EIA 

requires several information collection 

activities. 

APHIS regulations require 

laboratories conducting an official EIA 

test to be approved by the APHIS 

Administrator, in consultation with the 

appropriate State animal health 

officials. Information collection 

activities associated with that approval 

process include a laboratory application 

and a director’s agreement, collecting 

the name of the director, location, 

laboratory facilities, available resources, 

and the training and proficiency of 

employees. Additional information 

collection activities include written 

notification of withdrawal of approval 

and a request for hearing. This 

information helps APHIS determine a 

laboratory’s capacity to conduct 

accurate and reliable testing and to meet 

the requirements in the regulations. To 

receive and maintain approval, a 

laboratory must report positive test 

results, provide monthly reports, and 

undergo regular inspections. 

Additional information collection 

occurs on the EIA laboratory test form, 

on a permit for the interstate movement 

of an EIA reactor, and on a 

supplemental disease investigation form 

for animals testing positive for EIA. 

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 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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.08 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers, 

veterinarians, State veterinarians, and 

approved EIA laboratory directors. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 235,018. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,157,148. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 93,030 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 this 8th day 

of February 2021. 

Jack Shere, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02903 Filed 2–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0121] 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

an Information Collection; Citrus 

Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian 

Citrus Psyllid; Interstate Movement of 

Regulated Nursery Stock 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Reinstatement 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 the reinstatement of an 

information collection associated with 

the interstate movement of regulated 

nursery stock from quarantined areas to 

prevent the spread of citrus canker, 

citrus greening, and Asian citrus 

psyllid. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 13, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0121. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2020–0121, 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-2020-0121 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 on the regulations for the 

interstate movement of regulated 

nursery stock from citrus canker, citrus 

greening, and Asian citrus psyllid 

quarantined areas, contact Ms. Glorimar 

Marrero, Assistant National Policy 

Manager for Citrus Programs, Plant 

Health Protection, Plant Protection and 

Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 

Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737; (240) 

577–4633. For more information on the 

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information collection process, contact 

Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, 

and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Interstate 

Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0369. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of an 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the 

Secretary of U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), 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, such as citrus canker, citrus 

greening, and Asian citrus psyllid, that 

are new to or not widely distributed 

within the United States. The USDA’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is the delegated 

authority to carry out this mission. 

Citrus canker is a plant disease that 

affects plants and plant parts, including 

fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives 

(family Rutaceae). Citrus canker can 

cause defoliation and other serious 

damage to the leaves and twigs of 

susceptible plants. It can also cause 

lesions on the fruit of infected plants 

and cause infected fruit to drop from 

trees before reaching maturity. The 

aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus 

canker can infect susceptible plants 

rapidly and lead to extensive economic 

losses in commercial citrus-producing 

areas. 

Citrus greening, also known as 

Huanglongbing disease of citrus or HLB, 

is one of the most serious citrus diseases 

in the world. Citrus greening is a 

bacterial disease that attacks the 

vascular system of host plants. This 

bacterial pathogen can be transmitted by 

grafting and under laboratory 

conditions, by parasitic plants. The 

pathogen can also be transmitted by two 

insect vectors in the family Psyllidae; 

Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, the Asian 

citrus psyllid (ACP), and Trioza erytreae 

(del Guercio), the African citrus psyllid. 

ACP can also cause economic damage to 

citrus in groves and nurseries by direct 

feeding. Both adults and nymphs feed 

on young foliage, depleting the sap and 

causing galling or curling of leaves. 

High populations feeding on a citrus 

shoot can kill the growing tip. 

APHIS regulations to prevent the 

interstate spread of citrus canker are 

contained in ‘‘Subpart M—Citrus 

Canker’’ (7 CFR 301.75–1 through 

301.75–17), and the regulations to 

prevent the interstate spread of citrus 

greening and Asian citrus psyllid are 

contained in ‘‘Subpart N—Citrus 

Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid’’ (7 

CFR 301.76 through 301.76–11). These 

regulations restrict the interstate 

movement of regulated articles from and 

through areas quarantined for the pest 

and diseases and provide, among other 

things, conditions under which 

regulated nursery stock may be moved 

interstate. The interstate movement of 

regulated nursery stock from these 

quarantined areas involves information 

collection activities, including labelling, 

records of inspections and treatments, 

compliance agreements, Federal 

certificates, limited permits, and 

appeals. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for 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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.306 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Nursery stock owners. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,901. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 4,147. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 7,882,947. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,412,725 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 8th day of 

February 2021. 

Mark Davidson, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02904 Filed 2–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0124] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Gypsy Moth 

Identification Worksheet and Checklist 

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 

associated with the gypsy moth 

program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 13, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0124. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2020–0124, 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-2020-0124 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 on the gypsy moth program, 

contact Ms. Kathryn Bronsky, Policy 

Manager, National Plant Health 

Programs, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737;