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Notices Federal Register

36506 

Vol. 78, No. 117 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 12, 2013. 

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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by July 18, 2013 will 

be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725—17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. 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 Fruits and 

Vegetables. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0316. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et. 

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to carry out operations or 

measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 

control, prevent, or retard the spread of 

plant pest not known to be widely 

distributed throughout the United 

States. The regulations contained in 

Title 7 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 319 (Subpart Fruits 

and Vegetables), Sections 319.56 

through 319.56–48 implement the intent 

of the Act by prohibiting or restricting 

the importation of certain fruits and 

vegetables into the United States from 

certain parts of the world to prevent the 

introduction and dissemination of fruit 

flies and other injurious plant pests that 

are new to the United States or not 

widely distributed within the United 

States. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) will collect information 

using PPQ form 587, ‘‘Permit 

Application,’’ Phytosanitary Certificate, 

Inspections, Records, Labeling and 

Trapping. If APHIS did not collect this 

information, the effectiveness of its 

Import Regulations would be severely 

compromised, likely resulting in the 

introduction of a number of destructive 

agricultural pests into the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 2,959. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 124,779. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14396 Filed 6–17–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0035] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Plants for Planting 

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 

the regulations for the importation of 

plants for planting. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 19, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0035-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0035, 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-2013-0035 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) 799–7039 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the regulations for the 

importation of plants for planting, 

contact Mr. Arnold Tschanz, Senior 

Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPIP, PHP, 

PPQ, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2179. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

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Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Plants for 

Planting. 

OMB Number: 0579–0279. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: 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 

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. This authority 

has been delegated to the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS). 

APHIS regulations contained in 

‘‘Subpart–Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 

319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or 

restrict, among other things, the 

importation of living plants, plant parts, 

seeds, and plant cuttings for planting or 

propagation. In accordance with these 

regulations, plants for planting from 

certain parts of the world may be 

imported into the United States only 

under certain conditions to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States. 

Paragraph (u) of § 319.37–5 provides 

the requirements for the importation of 

Pelargonium spp. plants from the 

Canary Islands, and paragraph (v) 

provides the requirements for the 

importation of plants from Israel, except 

bulbs, dormant perennials, and seeds. 

These requirements involve the use of 

information collection activities, 

including phytosanitary certificates 

with additional declaration statements, 

grower registration and agreements, and 

production site registration for the 

export program. 

These information collection 

activities were previously approved by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under the title ‘‘Importation of 

Nursery Stock.’’ However, on May 27, 

2011, we published in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 31172–31210, Docket 

No. APHIS–2006–0011) a final rule that 

changed the nursery stock regulations (7 

CFR 319.37 through 319.37–14) to refer 

instead to ‘‘plants for planting.’’ As a 

result, we have revised the title of this 

information collection to ‘‘Importation 

of Plants for Planting.’’ 

We are asking 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 0.11 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Importers, nurseries, 

and the national plant protection 

organizations of Spain and Israel. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 60. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 86.07. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5,164. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 559 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 12th day of 

June 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14466 Filed 6–17–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0007] 

Notice of Availability of a Treatment 

Evaluation Document; Methyl Bromide 

Fumigation of Blueberries 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have determined that it is 

necessary to immediately add to the 

Plant Protection and Quarantine 

Treatment Manual an additional 

treatment schedule for methyl bromide 

fumigation of blueberries for 

Mediterranean fruit fly and South 

American fruit fly. We have prepared a 

treatment evaluation document that 

describes the new treatment schedule 

and explains why we have determined 

that it is effective at neutralizing these 

fruit flies. We are making the treatment 

evaluation document available to the 

public for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 19, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0007-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0007, 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-2013-0007 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager— 

Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III 

are intended, among other things, to 

prevent the introduction or 

dissemination of plant pests and 

noxious weeds into or within the United 

States. Under the regulations, certain 

plants, fruits, vegetables, and other 

articles must be treated before they may 

be moved into the United States or 

interstate. The phytosanitary treatments 

regulations contained in part 305 of 7 

CFR chapter III (referred to below as the 

regulations) set out standards for 

treatments required in parts 301, 318, 

and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits, 

vegetables, and other articles. 

In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that 

approved treatment schedules are set 

out in the Plant Protection and 

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