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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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laboratories and private inspection 

services) to be accredited by APHIS to 

perform specific laboratory testing or 

phytosanitary inspections that could 

serve as the basis for issuing Federal 

phytosanitary certificates, phytosanitary 

certificates for reexport, or export 

certificates for processed plant products. 

The accreditation process requires the 

use of several information collection 

activities to ensure that nongovernment 

facilities applying for accreditation 

possess the necessary qualifications. 

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 

3.4482758 hours per response. 

Respondents: Operators of 

nongovernment facilities who wish to 

be accredited to perform laboratory 

testing or phyosanitary inspection 

services in connection with APHIS’ 

export certification program and certain 

employees of such nongovernment 

facilities. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 15. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5.8. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 87. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 300 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. 2011–12751 Filed 5–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0024] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Select Agent Registration 

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 extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the possession, use, and 

transfer of biological agents and toxins 

that have the potential to pose a severe 

threat to human and animal health, to 

animal health, to plant health, or to 

animal products and 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&-0024 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0024, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0024. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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 regarding the select agent 

registration process associated with the 

possession, use, or transfer of biological 

agents and toxins in 7 CFR part 331, 

contact Dr. Charles Divan, Branch Chief, 

Agriculture Select Agent Program, 

RIPPS, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 

Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734– 

8758. 

For information regarding the select 

agent registration process associated 

with the possession, use, or transfer of 

biological agents and toxins in 9 CFR 

part 121, contact Mr. Robert Rice, 

Security Manager, Agriculture Select 

Agent Program, Technical Trade 

Services Team, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road, Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–5557. 

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: Select Agent Registration. 

OMB Number: 0579–0213. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Public Health Security 

and Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

Response Act of 2002 provides for the 

regulation of certain biological agents 

and toxins by the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and the Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

Under section 212 of the Act, USDA 

regulates biological agents and toxins 

that have the potential to pose a severe 

threat to both human and animal health, 

to animal health, to plant health, or to 

animal and plant products. The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) has the primary responsibility 

for implementing the provisions of the 

Act within USDA. Select agents and 

toxins that have been determined to 

pose a severe threat to both human and 

animal health or animal products are 

subject to regulation by both APHIS and 

the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), HHS, which has the 

primary responsibility for implementing 

the provisions of the Act within HHS. 

APHIS regulations are contained in 7 

CFR part 331 (plant) and 9 CFR part 121 

(animal and overlap). They require an 

individual or entity (unless specifically 


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