78230 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 242 / Friday, December 16, 2011 / Notices 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 253. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 505. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 308 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 

December 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32328 Filed 12–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0112] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Requirements for Requests to Amend 

Import 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 an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the requirements for requests to amend 

import regulations for plants, plant 

parts, and plant products. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 

14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0112- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0112, 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-2011-0112 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) 690–2817 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for requests 

to amend import regulations, contact 

Mr. Farrell Wise, Chief, Regulatory 

Coordination and Compliance, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 

MD 20737; (301) 734–6805. 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: Requirements for Requests to 

Amend Import Regulations. 

OMB Number: 0579–0261. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

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

the Secretary of Agriculture to 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. Regulations 

governing the importation of plants, 

fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, 

unmanufactured wood articles, and 

other plant products are contained in 7 

CFR part 319, ‘‘Foreign Quarantine 

Notices.’’ 

Persons who request changes to the 

import regulations and who wish to 

import plants, plant parts, or plant 

products that are not allowed 

importation into the United States, must 

file a request with Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for 

consideration to determine whether the 

new commodity may be safely 

imported. This process requires the use 

of information collection activities, 

including information about the 

requestor, information about the 

commodity to be imported, shipping 

information, a description of pests and 

diseases associated with the commodity, 

risk mitigation or management 

strategies, and additional information as 

determined by APHIS to complete a pest 

risk analysis in accordance with 

international standards. 

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 40 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Importers, national 

plant protection organizations, and 

producers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 37. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 74. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,960 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 

December 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32247 Filed 12–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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