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###### Department of Agriculture

###### Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 

          - [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0024] 

# AGENCY:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. 

# ACTION:

New 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 initiate a new information collection for Plant Protection and Quarantine Customer Satisfaction Surveys. 

# DATES:

We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 8, 2007. 

# ADDRESSES:

                        You may submit comments by either of the following methods:                               ( print page 10632)    

*Federal eRulemaking Portal:*                         Go to                         *http://www.regulations.gov,*                         select “Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service” from the agency drop-down menu, then click “Submit.” In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-2007-0024 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's “User Tips” link.                     

*Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:*                         Please send four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0024, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0024.                     

*Reading Room:*                         You may read any comments that we receive on this docket in our reading room. The reading room 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.                     

*Other Information:*                         Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at                         *http://www.aphis.usda.gov.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information on the Plant Protection and Quarantine customer satisfaction surveys, contact Ms. Nancy Heffernan, Management Analyst, Permits, Registrations, Imports and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-7491. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477. 

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

*Title:*                     Plant Protection and Quarantine; Customer Satisfaction Surveys.                 

*OMB Number:*                     0579-XXXX.                 

*Type of Request:*                     Approval of a new information collection.                 

*Abstract:*                     In 2003, the Plant Health Programs (PHP) unit, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, obtained from the International Organization of Standardization (ISO, a nongovernmental worldwide network of national standards institutes) certification in the ISO 9001:2000 standard for its permit services. The ISO 9001:2000 standard specifies the requirements for a quality management system. To meet the ISO 9001:2000 standard, an organization must demonstrate its ability to consistently provide a product that meets customer quality requirements and applicable regulatory requirements, while aiming to enhance customer satisfaction through effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of its performance.                 

To remain in compliance with Clause 8.2.1 (Customer Satisfaction) of the ISO 9001:2000 standard, PHP must measure the performance of its quality management system by monitoring customer perception of its service. PHP has determined that the best method for obtaining this information is through the use of performance measurement surveys. Customers will have the option of completing the surveys by telephone, e-mail, or facsimile, or through an automated voice response system. PHP will use responses derived from these surveys to develop new processes and modify existing procedures to provide customers with the optimal level of service. 

We are asking OMB to approve our use of these information collection activities for 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 0.16 hours per response.                 

*Respondents:*                     Persons who require a permit.                 

*Estimated annual number of respondents:*                     500.                 

*Estimated annual number of responses per respondent:*                     1.                 

*Estimated annual number of responses:*                     500.                 

*Estimated total annual burden on respondents:*                     80 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 5th day of March 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator,  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. 

 [FR Doc. E7-4240 Filed 3-8-07; 8:45 am] 

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