Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 108 / Thursday, June 5, 2014 / Notices 32529 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0038] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Category of Plants for Planting Not 

Authorized for Importation Pending 

Pest Risk Analysis 

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 category of plants for planting that 

are not authorized for importation 

pending pest risk analysis. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 4, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0038. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0038 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-2014-0038 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 category of plants for 

planting not authorized for importation 

pending pest risk analysis, contact Dr. 

Alan V. Tasker, Senior Regulatory 

Policy Specialist, PPIP, PHP, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 

2224. For copies of more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2283. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Category of Plants for Planting 

Not Authorized for Importation Pending 

Pest Risk Analysis. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0380. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

of Agriculture is authorized to take such 

actions as may be necessary to prevent 

the introduction and spread of plant 

pests and noxious weeds within the 

United States. The Secretary has 

delegated this authority to the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS). 

The regulations contained in 

‘‘Subpart–Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 

319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or 

restrict, among other things, the 

importation of living plants, plant parts, 

and seeds for propagation. These 

regulations are intended to ensure that 

imported plants for planting do not 

serve as a host for plant pests, such as 

insects or pathogens, that can cause 

damage to U.S. agricultural and 

environmental resources. 

In accordance with § 319.37–2a, the 

importation of certain taxa of plants for 

planting poses a risk of introducing 

quarantine pests into the United States. 

Therefore, the importation of these taxa 

is not authorized pending the 

completion of a pest risk analysis, 

except as provided in the regulations. 

Requests to remove a taxon from the 

category of plants for planting whose 

importation is not authorized pending 

the completion of a pest risk analysis 

must be made in accordance with 

§ 319.5. The submission of requests 

contains information collection 

activities, including information about 

the party making the request, 

information about the commodity 

proposed for importation into the 

United States, shipping information, a 

description of the pests and diseases 

associated with the commodity, current 

practices for risk mitigation or 

management, and any additional 

information listed in § 319.5 that may be 

necessary for APHIS to complete a pest 

risk analysis. 

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 5.6 

hours per response. 

Respondents: National plant 

protection organizations and importers 

of plants for planting into the United 

States. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 28 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 29th day of 

May 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–13009 Filed 6–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Uinta-Wasatch Cache Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service published 

a document in the Federal Register of 

May 19, 2014, concerning a notice 

soliciting nominations to the UintaWasatch Cache Resource Advisory 

Committee. The document contained an 

incorrect date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Loyal Clark, RAC Coordinator, by phone 

at 801–999–2113 or via email at lfclark@

fs.fed.us. 


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