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34823 

Vol. 83, No. 141 

Monday, July 23, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 18, 2018. 

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 (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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 August 22, 2018 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725—17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

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: Endangered Species Regulations 

and Forfeiture Procedures 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0076 

Summary of Collection: The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1513 et. seq.) directs Federal 

departments to utilize their authorities 

under the Act to conserve endangered 

and threatened species. Section 3 of the 

Act specifies that the Secretary of 

Agriculture is authorized to promulgate 

such regulations as may be appropriate 

to enforce the Act. These regulations are 

contained in 7 CFR parts 355 and 356, 

and the Plant Protection and Quarantine 

(PPQ) division of USDA’s Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

is responsible for implementing them. 

Specifically, Section 9(d) of the Act 

authorizes 7 CFR 355.11, which requires 

a permit to engage in the business of 

importing or exporting terrestrial plants 

listed in 50 CFR parts 17 and 23. To 

enforce the regulations, APHIS will 

collect information using several forms 

and activities. 

Need and use of the Information: 

APHIS will use the following 

information activities to conserve 

endangered and threatened species of 

terrestrial plants: Applications for 

protected plant permit, appeals of 

denial of general permit, marking and 

notification requirements, notices of 

arrival, notices of exportation, 

validation of documents, waivers of 

forfeiture procedures by owners of 

seized property, requests for return of 

property, petitions for remission or 

mitigation of forfeiture, reports, and 

recordkeeping. The information 

provided by these information 

collection activities is critical to APHIS 

ability to carry out its responsibilities 

under the Endangered Species Act and 

the Lacey Act. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,097. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 15,254. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Mangoes from 

Australia. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0391. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C 

7701—et seq.), the Secretary of 

Agriculture is authorized to carry out 

operations or measures to detect, 

eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or 

retard the spread of plant pests new to 

the United States or not known to be 

widely distributed throughout the 

United States. The regulations in 

‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (Title 

7, CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the 

importation of fruits and vegetables into 

the U.S. from certain parts of the world. 

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is responsible for 

carrying out these duties. APHIS has 

amended the fruits and vegetables 

regulations to allow, under certain 

conditions, the importation into the U.S. 

of commercial consignments of fresh 

mangoes from Australia. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Conditions for the importation of fresh 

mangoes from Australia include 

requirements include phytosanitary 

certificate issued by the National Plant 

Protection Organization of Australia 

with an additional declaration 

confirming that the mangoes have been 

produced in accordance with the 

requirements, Inspections of Sites, 

Inspections of mangos, Notice of 

Arrival, and Emergency Action 

Notification. APHIS will use this 

information to allow the importation of 

commercial consignments of fresh 

mangoes from Australia into the United 

States. Failing to collect this 

information would cripple APHIS 

ability to ensure that mangoes from 

Australia are not carrying plant pests. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

Frequency Of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 163. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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