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on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Fresh 

Pomegranates From Chile. 

OMB Number: 0579–0375. 

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. As authorized 

by the PPA, the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

regulates the importation of certain 

fruits and vegetables in accordance with 

the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and 

Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 

319.56–59). 

Under these regulations, fresh 

pomegranates from Chile may be 

imported into the continental United 

States under certain conditions, as listed 

in 7 CFR 319.56–56, to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States. The regulations require 

information collection activities, 

including production site registration, 

list of certified production sites, labeling 

of containers with the registered 

production site identified, and a 

phytosanitary certificate with an 

additional declaration. 

Since the last approval, we have 

decreased the estimated number of 

respondents from 7 to 3, and we have 

also decreased the estimated total 

annual burden on respondents from 158 

hours to 150 hours. We decreased these 

numbers because we discovered 

duplications in our calculations. 

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 

0.5263 hours per response. 

Respondents: Fresh pomegranates 

production sites, packinghouses, 

importers of fresh pomegranates from 

Chile, and the national plant protection 

organization of Chile. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 3. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 95. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 285. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 150 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 19th day of 

September 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23307 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0075] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of 

Regulated Nursery Stock and Fruit 

From Quarantined Areas 

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 regulations for the interstate 

movement of regulated nursery stock 

and fruit from quarantined areas to 

prevent the spread of citrus canker. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0075-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0075, 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-2013-0075 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 

interstate movement of regulated 

nursery stock and fruit from citrus 

canker quarantined areas, contact Ms. 

Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy 

Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2286. 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: Citrus Canker; Interstate 

Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock 

and Fruit From Quarantined Areas. 

OMB Number: 0579–0317. 

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, 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, such as citrus canker, that 

are new to or not widely distributed 

within the United States. 

Citrus canker is a plant disease that 

affects plant and plant parts, including 

fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives 

(family Rutaceae). Citrus canker can 

cause defoliation and other serious 

damage to the leaves and twigs of 

susceptible plants. It can also cause 

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lesions on the fruit of infected plants 

and cause infected fruit to drop from 

trees before reaching maturity. The 

aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus 

canker can infect susceptible plants 

rapidly and lead to extensive economic 

losses in commercial citrus-producing 

areas. 

APHIS regulations to prevent the 

interstate spread of citrus canker are 

contained in ‘‘Subpart—Citrus Canker’’ 

(7 CFR 301.75–1 through 301.75–17). 

The regulations restrict the interstate 

movement of regulated articles from and 

through areas quarantined because of 

citrus canker and provide, among other 

things, conditions under which 

regulated nursery stock and fruit may be 

moved interstate. The interstate 

movement of regulated nursery stock 

and fruit from quarantined areas 

involves information collection 

activities, including cooperative 

agreements, certificates, and limited 

permits. 

Since the last approval, we have 

adjusted the number of respondents due 

to an increase in shipping requests for 

citrus from Florida, and as a result, the 

estimated total annual burden on 

respondents has increased to 1,943 

hours. 

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: Citrus growers and 

packinghouses. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 371. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 26. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 9,642. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,943 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 19th day of 

September 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23309 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0068] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine 

and 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 regulations for the interstate 

movement of regulated articles to 

prevent the spread of Phytophthora 

ramorum. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-013-0068-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0068, 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-2013-0068 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 

interstate movement of regulated 

articles to prevent the spread of 

Phytophthora ramorum, contact Dr. 

Prakash K. Hebbar, National Policy 

Manager, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; 

(301) 851–2228. 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: Phytophthora Ramorum; 

Quarantine and Regulations. 

OMB Number: 0579–0310. 

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. 

In accordance with the regulations in 

‘‘Subpart–Phytophthora Ramorum’’ 

(§§ 301.92 through 301.92–12), the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) restricts the 

interstate movement of certain articles 

to prevent the spread of Phytophthora 

ramorum, the plant pathogen that 

causes the disease commonly known as 

sudden oak death. The regulations 

contain requirements for the interstate 

movement of regulated articles, such as 

nursery stock and certain trees, from 

both quarantined and nonquarantined 

areas and involve information collection 

activities, including an USDA-APHIS 

Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

Compliance Agreement (PPQ Form 519), 

issuance and cancellation of certificates, 

maintaining records of shipments, and 

records of fungicide applications. 

Since the last approval of these 

collection activities, there have been 

several changes to the P. ramorum 

program. APHIS no longer applies the P. 

ramorum regulatory requirements to the 

interstate movement of non-host nursery 

stock from certain nurseries located in 

the regulated areas of California, 

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