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Vol. 77, No. 113 

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 

1To view the final rule, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS2007-0117. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0043] 

Notice of Request for Extension of and 

Revision to an Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Wooden Handicrafts From China 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of and revision to an 

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 approval of an extension to and 

revision of an information collection 

associated with regulations for the 

importation of wooden handicrafts from 

China. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 13, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0043- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0043, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0043 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 importation of 

wooden handicrafts from China, contact 

Mr. John T. Jones, Trade Director, PIM, 

PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2344. 

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: Importation of Wooden 

Handicrafts from China. 

OMB Number: 0579–0357. 

Type of Request: Extension of and 

revision to an 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 into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. Regulations 

authorized by the PPA concerning the 

importation of wooden handicrafts from 

China are contained in ‘‘Subpart–Logs, 

Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured 

Wood Articles’’ (7 CFR 319.40–1 

through 319.40–11). 

On March 1, 2012, we published a 

final rule 1 that amended the regulations 

to provide for the importation of 

wooden handicrafts from China under 

certain conditions. This action allows 

for trade in Chinese wooden handicrafts 

to resume while protecting the United 

States against the introduction of certain 

plant pests. 

In response to comments submitted, 

the final rule did not include a 

provision that we had proposed that 

would have required Chinese exporters 

to complete a phytosanitary certificate. 

Therefore, the only burden associated 

with the import of Chinese wooden 

handicrafts is the identification tagging 

of packages. 

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 

0.002 hours per response. 

Respondents: Chinese exporters. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 140. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2,250. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 315,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 630 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 6th day of 

June 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14300 Filed 6–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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