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Vol. 75, No. 135 

Thursday, July 15, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0066] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Interstate Movement of Fruit from 

Hawaii 

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 interstate movement 

of certain fruit from Hawaii to help 

ensure that plant pests are not spread to 

the continental United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or September 13, 

2010. 

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=APHIS2010-0066) 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-2010-0066, 

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. APHIS2010-0066. 

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 

interstate movement of certain fruit 

from Hawaii, contact Mr. David Lamb, 

Import Specialist, 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: Interstate Movement of Fruit 

from Hawaii. 

OMB Number: 0579-0331. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 

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

Secretary of Agriculture, 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 that are new to or not widely 

distributed within the United States. 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 318, State 

of Hawaii and Territories Quarantine 

Notices, prohibit or restrict the 

interstate movement of fruits, 

vegetables, and other products from 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, and Guam to the continental 

United States to prevent the spread of 

plant pests or noxious weeds. 

In accordance with the regulations in 

Subpart—Regulated Articles From 

Hawaii and the Territories (§§ 318.13-1 

through 318.13-26 ), certain fruit, such 

as breadfruit, jackfruit, fresh pods of 

cowpea and its relatives, dragon fruit, 

mangosteen, moringa pods, and melon, 

must meet conditions for movement to 

the continental United States. These 

conditions involve information 

collection activities, including 

certificates and limited permits. 

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 0.2 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Growers of certain fruit 

in Hawaii. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 110. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 24.7636. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 2,724. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 545 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 9th day 

of July 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–17271 Filed 7–14–10; 10:28 am] 

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