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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: South American Cactus Moth; 

Quarantine and Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0337. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701— 

et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to prohibit or restrict the 

importation, entry, or movement of 

plants and plant pests to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) amended the domestic 

quarantined regulations to establish 

regulations to restrict the interstate 

movement of South American cactus 

moth host material including nursery 

stock and plant pests for consumption, 

from infested areas of the United States. 

This action helps to prevent the 

artificial spread of South American 

cactus moth into non-infested areas of 

the United States. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information using 

Certificate (PPQ 540) and Compliance 

Agreement (PPQ 519). The certificate is 

used for domestic movement of treated 

articles relating to quarantines. 

Certificates are issued for regulated 

articles when an inspector or other 

person authorized to issue certificates 

finds that the articles have met the 

conditions of the regulations and may 

be safely moved interstate without 

further restrictions. The Compliance 

agreements are provided for the 

convenience of persons who are 

involved in the growing, handling, or 

moving of regulated articles from 

quarantined areas. Without this 

information, APHIS could not provide 

an effective domestic quarantine 

program to prevent the artificial spread 

of the South American cactus moth 

within the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 6. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 10. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–12683 Filed 5–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0033] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection 

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 protect endangered 

species of terrestrial plants and with 

regulations concerning procedures 

related to the forfeiture of plants or 

other property. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 25, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/main?main=

DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0033 to 

submit or view comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0033, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Available supporting documents and 

any comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed on the Regulations.gov 

Web site (follow the link above and 

click ‘‘View Docket Folder’’) 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. 

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 regulations to protect 

endangered species of terrestrial plants 

and concerning forfeiture procedures, 

contact Dr. John Veremis, National 

CITES Coordinator, Plant Safeguarding 

and Pest Identification, PPQ, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 52, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–8891. 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: Endangered Species Regulations 

and Forfeiture Procedures. 

OMB Number: 0579–0076. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

responsible for enforcing provisions of 

the Act and the Convention on 

International Trade in Endangered 

Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 

(CITES) that pertain to the importation, 

exportation, or reexportation of plants. 

As part of this mission, the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS), USDA, administers regulations 

at 7 CFR part 355, ‘‘Endangered Species 

Regulations Concerning Terrestrial 

Plants.’’ In accordance with these 

regulations, any individual, nursery, or 

other entity wishing to engage in the 

business of importing, exporting, or 

reexporting terrestrial plants listed in 

the CITES regulations at 50 CFR 17.12 

or 23.23 must obtain a protected plant 

permit from APHIS. Such entities 

include importers, exporters, or 

reexporters who sell, barter, collect, or 

otherwise exchange or acquire terrestrial 

plants as a livelihood or enterprise 

engaged in for gain or profit. The 

requirement does not apply to persons 

engaged in business merely as carriers 

or customhouse brokers. 

To obtain a protected plant permit, 

entities must complete an application 

(PPQ Form 621) and submit it to APHIS 

for approval. When a permit has been 

issued, the plants covered by the permit 

may be imported into the United States, 

exported, or reexported, provided they 

are accompanied by documentation 

required by the regulations and 

provided all other conditions of the 

regulations are met. 

Effectively regulating entities who are 

engaged in the business of importing, 

exporting, or reexporting endangered 

species of terrestrial plants requires the 

use of this application process, as well 

as the use of other information 

collection activities, such as notifying 

APHIS of the impending importation, 

exportation, or reexportation of the 

plants, marking containers used for the 

importation, exportation, and 

reexportation of the plants, and creating 


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and maintaining records of importation, 

exportation, and reexportation. 

APHIS also administers regulations at 

7 CFR part 356, ‘‘Forfeiture Procedures,’’ 

which sets out procedures for the 

forfeiture of plants or other property by 

entities in violation of the Endangered 

Species Act or the Lacey Act 

Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et 

seq.). Entities whose property is subject 

to forfeiture may file with APHIS a 

waiver of forfeiture procedures, a claim 

of ownership or interest in the seized 

property and a bond, a request for 

bonded release of property, a petition 

for remission or mitigation of forfeiture, 

or a request for release of property. 

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. These 

responsibilities include monitoring 

importation, exportation, and 

reexportation activities involving 

endangered species of plants, as well as 

the investigation of possible violations 

and the forfeiture of plants or other 

property. 

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 

0.0929305 hours per response. 

Respondents: U.S. importers and 

exporters of endangered species. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 16,579. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 4.9016828. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 81,265. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 7,552 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 18th day of 

May 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–12749 Filed 5–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0026] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Accreditation of Nongovernment 

Facilities 

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 

accrediting nongovernment facilities to 

perform services related to the export of 

plants or plant products. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 25, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2011-0026 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0026, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Available supporting documents and 

any comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed on the Regulations.gov 

Web site (follow the link above and 

click ‘‘View Docket Folder’’) 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. 

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 accreditation 

program, contact Mr. Michael Ward, 

Senior Accreditation Program Manager, 

Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5227. 

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: Accreditation of 

Nongovernment Facilities. 

OMB Number: 0579–0130. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS), 

among other things, provides export 

certification services to assure other 

countries that the plants and plant 

products they are receiving from the 

United States are free of plant pests 

specified by the receiving country. This 

activity is authorized by the Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.). 

The export certification regulations, 

which are contained in 7 CFR part 353, 

describe the procedures for obtaining 

certification for plants and plant 

products offered for export or reexport. 

Our regulations do not require that we 

engage in export certification activities; 

we perform this work as a service to 

exporters who are shipping plants or 

plant products to countries that require 

phytosanitary certification as a 

condition of entry. 

After assessing the condition of the 

plants or plant products intended for 

export (i.e., after conducting a 

phytosanitary inspection), an inspector 

will issue an internationally recognized 

phytosanitary certificate, a 

phytosanitary certificate for reexport, or 

an export certificate for processed plant 

products. Laboratory testing of plant or 

plant product samples is an important 

component of the certification process. 

The regulations allow nongovernment 

facilities (such as commercial 


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