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Vol. 76, No. 180 

Friday, September 16, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0090] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of 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 importation of fruits 

and vegetables. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0090-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0090, 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-2011-0090 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 the importation of fruits 

and vegetables, contact Mr. David Lamb, 

Import Specialist, Regulations, Permits, 

and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 156, 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: Importation of Fruits and 

Vegetables. 

OMB Number: 0579–0264. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

Secretary of Agriculture may prohibit or 

restrict the importation, entry, 

exportation, or movement in interstate 

commerce of any plant, plant product, 

biological control organism, noxious 

weed, means of conveyance, or other 

article to prevent a plant pest or noxious 

weed from being introduced into or 

disseminated within the United States. 

This authority has been delegated to the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), which administers 

regulations to implement the PPA. 

The regulations in Subpart—Fruits 

and Vegetables (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 

319.56–51) allow a number of fruits and 

vegetables to be imported 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. Importation of a variety 

of fruits and vegetables from Belgium, 

Central America, China, the Dominican 

Republic, Jamaica, Jerusalem, Mexico, 

the Netherlands, South America, 

Trinidad, and Tobago requires the use of 

certain information collection activities, 

including phytosanitary certificates, 

fruit fly monitoring records, and 

cooperative agreements. 

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 

0.2557172 hours per response. 

Respondents: Growers, shippers, and 

national plant protection organizations. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 15. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 32.06666. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 481. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 123 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 8th day of 

September, 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–23728 Filed 9–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Performance Review Board 

Membership 

AGENCY: Economics and Statistics 

Administration, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Below is a listing of 

individuals who are eligible to serve on 

the Performance Review Board (PRB) in 

accordance with the Economics and 

Statistics Administration’s Senior 

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