39606 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 151 / Friday, August 7, 2009 / Notices 

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Hours: 1,489,650. 

Ivan Flores, 

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[FR Doc. E9–18933 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0051] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of 

Imported Fruits and Vegetables 

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 use of irradiation as 

a phytosanitary treatment of imported 

fruits and vegetables. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 6, 

2009. 

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– 

2009–0051 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0051, 

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– 

2009–0051. 

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 regarding regulations for 

irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment 

of imported fruits and vegetables, 

contact Dr. Inder P. Gadh, Senior Risk 

Manager–Treatments, Regulations, 

Permits, and Manuals, 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: 

Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of 

Imported Fruits and Vegetables. 

OMB Number: 0579–0155. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) is authorized, among other 

things, to regulate the importation of 

plants, plant products, including fruits 

and vegetables, and other articles to 

prevent the introduction of plant pests 

and noxious weeds into the United 

States. 

Regulations governing the importation 

of fruits and vegetables are set out in 7 

CFR part 319. In accordance with the 

regulations, some fruits and vegetables 

from certain regions of the world must 

be treated for insect pests in order to be 

eligible for entry into the United States. 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 305 

provide for the use of irradiation as a 

phytosanitary treatment for fruits and 

vegetables imported into the United 

States. The irradiation treatment 

provides protection against all insect 

pests including fruit flies, the mango 

seed weevil, and others. It may be used 

as an alternative to other approved 

treatments for these pests in fruits and 

vegetables, such as fumigation, cold 

treatment, heat treatment, and other 

techniques. 

The regulations concerning 

irradiation treatment involve the 

collection of information, including a 

compliance agreement, 24-hour 

notification, labeling, dosimetry 

recordings, requests for dosimetry 

device approval, requests for facility 

approval, trust fund agreement, and 

annual work plan, as well as 

recordkeeping. 

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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.0015369 hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign plant protection 

services, irradiation facility personnel, 

importers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 93. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 433.76344. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 40,340. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 62 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 3rd day of 

August 2009. 

William H. Clay, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–18987 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] 

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