42860 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 165 / Friday, August 24, 2018 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on contract pilot and 

aircraft acceptance, contact Mr. Richard 

Johnson, National Policy Manager, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 26, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2109. 

For more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Ms. 

Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Contract Pilot and Aircraft 

Acceptance. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0298. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture, either 

independently or in cooperation with 

States, to carry out operations or 

measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 

control, prevent, or retard the spread of 

plant pests and noxious weeds that are 

new to or not widely distributed within 

the United States. This authority has 

been delegated to the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

As part of this mission, APHIS’ Plant 

Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

program responds to introductions of 

plant pests with eradication, 

suppression, or containment through 

various programs in cooperation with 

State departments of agriculture and 

other government agencies. These 

programs may include the aerial 

application of treatments to control 

plant pests. 

APHIS contracts for these services 

and, prior to any aerial applications, 

requests certain information from the 

contractors and/or contract pilots to 

ensure that the work will be done 

according to specifications. Among 

other things, APHIS asks to see the 

aircraft registration, the aircraft’s 

airworthiness certificate, the pilot’s 

license, the pilot’s medical certification, 

the pilot’s proof of flight review, the 

pilot’s pesticide applicator’s license, 

and the aircraft logbook. Information 

from these documents and aircraft 

inspection results are consolidated by 

APHIS for signature by the APHIS 

official and the contractor or contract 

pilot, indicating acceptance of the pilot 

and aircraft for the job. 

APHIS is revising the title of this 

information collection from PPQ Form 

816, Contract Pilot and Aircraft 

Acceptance to Contract Pilot and 

Aircraft Acceptance to better represent 

this information collection. 

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 0.25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Contractors and/or 

contract pilots of aircraft. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 20. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 20. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 5 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 21st day of 

August 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18417 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0055] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Small Lots of Seeds Without 

Phytosanitary Certificates 

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 the regulations for the 

importation of small lots of seeds into 

the United States without phytosanitary 

certificates. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 23, 

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-2018-0055. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2018–0055, 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/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0055 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 the regulations related to 

the importation of small lots of seeds 

into the United States without 

phytosanitary certificates, contact Mr. 

Joseph Corpuz, Assistant Director, 

Permitting and Compliance 

Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1236; (301) 851–2068. For more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 165 / Friday, August 24, 2018 / Notices 42861 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Small Lots of 

Seeds Without Phytosanitary 

Certificates. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0285. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

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 319.37–1 

through 319.37–23) prohibit or restrict, 

among other things, the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, and seed for 

propagation. 

These regulations allow small lots of 

seed to be imported into the United 

States under an import permit with 

specific conditions as an alternative to 

a phytosanitary certificate requirement. 

These conditions include packet and 

shipment labeling and marking and port 

of arrival notification. Noncompliant 

imported lots may be confined at the 

port of entry while the importer 

responds to and acts on a Governmentissued emergency action notification. 

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 0.02 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Importers, commercial 

horticulturalists and plant scientists, 

and private individuals. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,376. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 423. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,005,494. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 18,732 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 21st day of 

August 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18414 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0054] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Poultry Improvement Plan 

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 the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 23, 

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-2018-0054. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2018–0054, 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/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0054 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 the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise 

Heard, Senior Coordinator, National 

Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary 

Services, APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, 

Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 

922–3496. For more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Poultry Improvement 

Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0007. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is authorized, among 

other things, to administer the National 

Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the 

primary purpose of which is to protect 

the health of the U.S. poultry 

population. NPIP is a Federal-Stateindustry cooperative program for the 

improvement of poultry flocks and 

products through disease control 

techniques. Participation in all NPIP 

programs is voluntary, but flocks, 

hatcheries, and dealers of breeding 

poultry must first qualify as ‘‘U.S. 

Pullorum-Typhoid Clean’’ as a 

condition for participation in NPIP 

programs. The NPIP regulations are 

contained in 9 CFR part 56 and parts 

145 through 147. 

To administer the NPIP, APHIS 

requires a number of activities that 

include memoranda of understanding; 

summaries of flock, slaughter plant, and 

other poultry business participation in 

NPIP; flock inspection and check testing 

reports; hatchery inspections; requests 

for salmonella serotyping; requests for 

compartment and component 

registration; requests for component 

removal; component audits; and auditor 

applications. They also include flock 

selecting and testing reports; reports and 

summaries of sales of hatching eggs, 

chicks, and poults; reports and 

investigations of salmonella isolations 


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