### 15551 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 56 / Tuesday, March 24, 2015 / Notices

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 importation of peppers from certain Central American countries, contact Mr. Juan (Tony) Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2242. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: Importation of Peppers From
Certain Central American Countries.

OMB Control Number: 0579–0274. Type of Request: Revision to and 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, including fruit flies, into the United States or their
dissemination within the United States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–71).

In accordance with § 319.56–40, peppers from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama are subject to certain conditions before entering the United States to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States. The regulations require the use of information collection activities, including inspections by national plant protection organization (NPPO) officials of the country of export; a bilateral workplan; production site registration; fruit fly trapping, monitoring, quality control program, and recordkeeping; box labeling; and a phytosanitary certificate.

When comparing the regulations to
the information collection activities that were previously approved, we found that production site registration and the quality control program were omitted from the previous collection. By adding
these activities to this information collection, the estimated annual number of responses per respondent has increased from 3,226.65 to 21,947. We
also found that we overestimated the burden hours for recordkeeping. In addition, the estimated annual number of respondents has decreased from 245 to 36. As a result of these factors, the
estimated total annual burden on respondents decreased from 2,999 hours to 1,929 hours.

We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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 0.00244 hours per response.

Respondents: Importers, NPPOs, growers, and shippers of peppers in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Estimated annual number of respondents: 36.

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 21,947.

Estimated annual number of

responses: 790,092.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,929 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 18th day of
March 2015.
Kevin Shea,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 2015–06721 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE** 

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection**
**Service**

**[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0021]**

**Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an**  **Information Collection; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables** 

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States.

**DATES :**  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 26,

2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by either of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0021

.

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2015–0021, 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-2015-0021 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 fruits and vegetables into the United States, contact Mr. Juan (Tony) Roma  ́ n, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2242. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 


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Title: Importation of Fruits and Vegetables.

OMB Control Number: 0579–0264. Type of Request: Revision to and 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. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which administers regulations to implement
the PPA.

The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–71) allow a number of fruits and vegetables into the United States, under specified conditions, from certain parts of the world while continuing to protect against the introduction of pests into the United States. Under these regulations, the importation of a variety of fruits and vegetables from Belgium, Central America, China, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Jerusalem, the Netherlands, South America, and Trinidad and Tobago requires the use of phytosanitary certificates.

In our previous extension request for this collection, we included the
information collection activities of trapping records and compliance agreements, which were specific to untreated citrus from Mexico. However,
we have removed the collection
activities for untreated citrus from
Mexico from this collection because they are now listed under a different Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. As a result, the
overall burden numbers for this
collection have decreased.

We are asking OMB to approve our
use of this information collection activity, as described, 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 0.25 hours per response.

Respondents: National plant protection organization officials of countries exporting to the United States.

Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 12.

Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 39.

Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 468.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 117 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 18th day of
March 2015.

Kevin Shea,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 2015–06723 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**National Agricultural Library**

**Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To**
**Collect Information**

**AGENCY :**  National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice and Request for

Comments.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, this notice announces the National Agricultural Library’s (NAL) intent to request an extension of currently approved information
collection form related to the Animal Welfare Information Center’s (AWIC) workshop, Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare

Act. This workshop registration form requests the following information from participants: Contact information, affiliation, and database searching experience. Participants include principal investigators, members of
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, animal care technicians, facility managers, veterinarians, and administrators of animal use programs.

**DATES :**  Comments on this notice much be received by May 26, 2015 to be
assured of consideration.

**ADDRESSES :**  Address all comments concerning this notice to Sandra Ball, Information Technology Specialist, USDA, ARS, NAL Animal Welfare Information Center, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room #118G, Beltsville, Maryland 20705–2351. Submit
electronic comments to: sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Sandra Ball, Information Technology Specialist. Phone: 301 504 6212 or Fax:

301 504 5181.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: Animal Welfare Act Workshop Registration.

OMB Number: 0518–033. Expiration Date: Type of Request: To extend currently approved data collection form.

Abstract: This Web-based form collects information to register respondents in the workshop, Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act. Information collected includes the following: Preference of workshop date, name, title/position, organization name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. Five questions are asked regarding: Database searching experience, membership on an
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, position as principal investigator, and goals for attending the workshop.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Principal investigators,
members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, animal care personnel, veterinarians, information providers, and administrators of animal

use programs.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 200 per year.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 16.6 hours.

Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed 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 the burden of the proposed collection of information,