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Vol. 88, No. 208 

Monday, October 30, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by November 29, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number, and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Imported Seed and Screening. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0124. 

Summary of Collection: The United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is responsible for preventing 

plant diseases or insect pests from 

entering the United States, preventing 

the spread of pests not widely 

distributed in the United States, and 

eradicating imported pests when 

eradication is feasible. Under the 

authority of the Federal Seed Act of 

1939, as amended, the USDA regulates 

the importation and interstate 

movement of certain agricultural and 

vegetable seeds. The USDA Animal & 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

Division has established a seed analysis 

program with Canada that allows U.S. 

companies that import seed for cleaning 

or processing to enter into compliance 

agreements with APHIS. To monitor and 

ensure compliance with United States 

agricultural regulations, APHIS will 

collect information using forms and 

other information activities. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information from 

forms, correspondence, inspections, and 

discussions to ensure imported seeds do 

not pose a threat to U.S. agriculture. If 

the information were not collected, 

there would be increased risk of severe 

economic damage to United States 

agriculture caused by plant diseases and 

insect pests. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,153. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 9,632. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23825 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by November 29, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number, and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Volunteer Service Agreements 

and Volunteer Service Time and 

Attendance Record. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0477. 

Summary of Collection: Section 1526 

of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 

[7 U.S.C. 2272] permits the Secretary of 

Agriculture to establish a program to use 

volunteers in carrying out programs of 

the United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). 

The regulations in title 5 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), 

Administrative Personnel, part 308, 

authorizes an agency to establish 


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