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Vol. 83, No. 144 

Thursday, July 26, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0048] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Peppers From Certain Central 

American Countries 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with regulations for the 

importation of peppers from certain 

Central American countries. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

24, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0048. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2018–0048, 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-2018-0048 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 importation of peppers 

from certain Central American 

countries, contact Mr. Juan (Tony) 

Roma ́n, Senior Regulatory Policy 

Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2242. For more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Peppers From 

Certain Central American Countries. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0274. 

Type of request: Revision to and 

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, including 

fruit flies, into the United States or their 

dissemination within the United States. 

Regulations promulgated under the PPA 

concerning the importation of fruits and 

vegetables into the United States from 

certain parts of the world are contained 

in ‘‘Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 

CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–83). 

In accordance with § 319.56–40, 

peppers from Costa Rica, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and 

Panama are subject to certain conditions 

before entering the United States to 

prevent the introduction of plant pests 

into the United States. The regulations 

require the use of information collection 

activities, which include inspections by 

national plant protection organization 

(NPPO) officials of the country of 

export; bilateral workplans; production 

site registration; fruit fly trapping, 

monitoring, quality control programs, 

and recordkeeping; box labeling; 

phytosanitary certificates; and 

emergency action notifications. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, 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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.005 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Exporters and importers 

of peppers from certain Central 

American countries and NPPOs from 

the exporting countries. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 36. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 21,986. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 791,479. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 4,285 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, on July 20, 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15933 Filed 7–25–18; 8:45 am] 

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