37778 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 121 / Monday, June 24, 2013 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Cooperative 

Agricultural Pest Survey, contact Dr. 

John Bowers, National Survey 

Coordinator, PDEP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–2087. 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: Cooperative Agricultural Pest 

Survey. 

OMB Number: 0579–0010. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary 

of Agriculture is authorized, 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). 

To carry out this mission, APHIS’ 

Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

program has joined forces with the 

States and other agencies to create a 

program called the Cooperative 

Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS). The 

CAPS program coordinates these efforts 

through cooperative agreements with 

the States and other agencies to collect 

and manage data on plant pests, noxious 

weeds, and biological control agents, 

which may be used to control plant 

pests or noxious weeds. 

This program allows the States and 

PPQ to conduct surveillance activities to 

detect and measure the presence of 

exotic plant pests and weeds and to 

enter surveillance data into a national 

computer-based system known as the 

National Agricultural Pest Information 

System (NAPIS). This, in turn, allows 

APHIS to obtain a more comprehensive 

picture of plant pest conditions in the 

United States, as well as detect, in 

collaboration with the National Plant 

Diagnostic Network and the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture (NIFA), population trends 

that could indicate an agricultural 

bioterrorism act. 

The information captured by CAPS 

and generated by NAPIS is used by 

States to predict potential plant pest and 

noxious weed situations in the United 

States and by Federal interests (e.g., 

PPQ and NIFA) to promptly detect and 

respond to the occurrence of new plant 

pests or noxious weeds and to provide 

documentation on plant pests and 

noxious weeds to facilitate and record 

the location of those incursions that 

could directly hinder the export of U.S. 

farm commodities. The system also 

provides data management support for 

PPQ programs, such as imported fire 

ant, Phytophthora ramorum (sudden 

oak death), and gypsy moth. 

The CAPS program involves certain 

information collection activities, 

including cooperative agreements, pest 

detection surveys, and the USDA, 

APHIS Specimens for Determination 

(PPQ Form 391). 

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 

0.2376 hours per response. 

Respondents: State Cooperators 

participating in CAPS and not-for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 54. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 270. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 14,580. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 3,465 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 19th day of 

June 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–15046 Filed 6–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0040] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Export Health Certificate for Animal 

Products 

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 

the export of animal products from the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 23, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0040- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0040, 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-2013-0040 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 export of animal 

products from the United States, contact 

Dr. Eric Coleman, Assistant Director for 

Export Products, Export Products, 

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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 121 / Monday, June 24, 2013 / Notices 37779 

National Center for Import and Export, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300. 

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: Export Health Certificate for 

Animal Products. 

OMB Number: 0579–0256. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The export of agricultural 

commodities, including animals and 

animal products, is a major business in 

the United States and contributes to a 

favorable balance of trade. To facilitate 

the export of U.S. animals and products, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

(USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains 

information regarding the import health 

requirements of other countries for 

animals and animal products exported 

from the United States. The regulations 

for export certification of animals and 

animal products are contained in 9 CFR 

parts 91 and 156. 

Many countries that import animal 

products from the United States require 

a certification from APHIS that the 

United States is free of certain diseases. 

These countries may also require that 

our certification statement contain 

additional declarations regarding the 

U.S. animal products being exported. 

This certification must carry the USDA 

seal and be endorsed by an APHIS 

representative (e.g., a Veterinary 

Medical Officer). The certification 

process involves the use of information 

collection activities, including an 

Export Health Certificate for Animal 

Products Form/Continuation Sheet 

(Veterinary Services (VS) Forms 16–4/ 

16–4A), and if a certificate is denied or 

withdrawn by VS, an exporter can 

request a hearing to appeal VS’ decision. 

These information collection 

activities were previously approved by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) with an estimated total annual 

burden on respondents of 66,266 hours 

and an estimated annual number of 

responses of 133,652. Due to the 

increase in exports in response to 

market forces, the number of 

respondents has increased to 42,000, 

which has also increased the estimated 

annual number of responses to 178,502. 

However, we have decreased the 

estimated total annual burden on 

respondents from 66,266 hours to 

57,122 hours because respondents 

indicated that the time needed to 

complete VS Form 16–4 was less than 

our previous estimate. 

We are asking 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 0.32 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Exporters of U.S. animal 

products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 42,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 4.25. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 178,502. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 57,122 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 19th day of 

June 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–15002 Filed 6–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0029] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and 

Grapefruit From Mexico Transiting the 

United States to Foreign Countries 

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 

the regulations for the transit of 

untreated oranges, tangerines, and 

grapefruit from Mexico through the 

United States to foreign countries. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 23, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0029- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0029, 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-2013-0029 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 for the 

transit of untreated oranges, tangerines, 

and grapefruit from Mexico through the 

United States to foreign countries, 

contact Mr. Luis Feliciano, Permit 

Analyst, RPM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 133, Riverdale MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2028. For copies of more 

detailed information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

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