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Vol. 75, No. 231 

Thursday, December 2, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0107] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Update of Nursery Stock Regulations 

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 extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of 

nursery stock into the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before January 31, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2010-0107 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2010–0107, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2010–0107. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of nursery stock into the 

United States, contact Mr. Alex Belano, 

Branch Chief, Risk Management and 

Plants for Planting Policy, PPQ, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 133, 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: Update of Nursery Stock 

Regulations. 

OMB Number: 0579–0190. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 

restrict the importation, entry, and 

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) 

of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

APHIS regulations contained in 

‘‘Subpart—Nursery Stock Plants, Roots, 

Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products 

(§§ 319.37 through 319.37–14) restrict, 

among other things, the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, seeds, and 

plant cuttings for planting or 

propagation. 

In accordance with these regulations, 

individuals who are involved in 

growing, exporting, and importing 

nursery stock must provide information 

to APHIS about the commodities they 

wish to bring into the United States. 

This information serves as the 

supporting documentation needed to 

issue required forms and documents, 

and is vital to help ensure that plant 

pests are not introduced into the United 

States. 

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 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign national plant 

protection organizations; exporters and 

importers of nursery stock. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 30. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 150. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 75 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 16th day of 

November 2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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