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quarantine service (NPQS) officials and 

the use of a phytosanitary certificate 

with a declaration by NPQS officials 

stating the peppers were grown in 

accordance with the regulations and 

found free of certain plant pests. 

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 0.6 

hours per response. 

Respondents: South Korean national 

plant quarantine service officials and 

growers of peppers in South Korea. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 3 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 14th day of 

October 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27168 Filed 10–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0097] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Christmas Cactus and 

Easter Cactus in Growing Media From 

the Netherlands and Denmark 

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 

Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in 

growing media from the Netherlands 

and Denmark. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before 

December 19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0097- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0097, 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-2011-0097 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 regulations for the 

importation of Christmas cactus and 

Easter cactus in growing media from the 

Netherlands and Denmark, contact Dr. 

Arnold Tschanz, Senior Plant 

Pathologist/Risk Manager, Plants for 

Planting Policy, Regulations, Permits, 

and Manuals, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1236; (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: Christmas Cactus and Easter 

Cactus in Growing Media From the 

Netherlands and Denmark. 

OMB Number: 0579–0266. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

(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. 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. 

Under these regulations, Christmas 

cactus and Easter cactus in approved 

growing media may be imported into 

the United States from the Netherlands 

and Denmark under certain conditions, 

which require the use of a phytosanitary 

certificate and declaration stating the 

plants were grown in accordance with 

specific conditions, an agreement 

between APHIS and the plant protection 

service of the country where the plants 

are grown, and an agreement between 

the foreign plant protection service and 

the grower. 

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 


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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.5714285 hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign plant protection 

service officials and growers in the 

Netherlands and Denmark. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 20. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 10.5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 210. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 120 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 14th day of 

October 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27170 Filed 10–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0096] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine 

Notices 

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 to prevent the interstate 

spread of plant pests from the State of 

Hawaii and U.S. territories. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0096- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0096, 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-2011-0096 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 regulations for the 

interstate movement of fruits and 

vegetables from Hawaii and U.S. 

territories, 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: Hawaiian and Territorial 

Quarantine Notices. 

OMB Number: 0579–0198. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by 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 if the Secretary determines 

that the prohibition or restriction is 

necessary 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. 

Regulations governing the interstate 

movement of plants and plant products 

from Hawaii and U.S. territories, 

including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands, are contained in 7 

CFR part 318, ‘‘State of Hawaii and 

Territories Quarantine Notices.’’ 

These regulations are necessary to 

prevent the interstate spread of plant 

pests such as the Mediterranean fruit 

fly, the melon fly, the Oriental fruit fly, 

green coffee scale, the bean pod borer, 

and other plant pests to noninfested 

areas of the United States. 

Administering these regulations 

requires APHIS to collect information 

from a variety of individuals who are 

involved in growing, packing, handling, 

and transporting plants and plant 

products. This information serves as 

supporting documentation required for 

the issuance of forms and documents, 

including limited permits, Federal 

certificates, compliance agreements, and 

applications for transit permits, that 

authorize the movement of regulated 

articles and is vital to help ensure that 

injurious plant pests are not spread 

interstate from the State of Hawaii and 

U.S. territories to noninfested areas of 

the United States. 

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 

0.7371428 hours per response. 

Respondents: State plant health 

regulatory officials, irradiation facility 

personnel, and individuals involved in 

growing, packing, handling, and 

transporting plants and plant products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 110. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 38.181818. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 4,200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 3,096 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 


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