14906 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 54 / Friday, March 20, 2015 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 17, 2015. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by April 20, 2015 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725–17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

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: Endangered Species Regulations 

and Forfeiture Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0076. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1513 et. seq.) directs Federal 

departments to utilize their authorities 

under the Act to conserve endangered 

and threatened species. Section 3 of the 

Act specifies that the Secretary of 

Agriculture is authorized to promulgate 

such regulations as may be appropriate 

to enforce the Act. The regulations 

contained in 7 CFR part 355 are 

intended to carry out the provisions of 

the Endangered Species Act. The Plant 

Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

division of USDA’s Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

responsible for implementing these 

regulations. Specifically, Section 9(d) of 

the Act authorizes 7 CFR 355.11, which 

requires a general permit to engage in 

the business of importing or exporting 

terrestrial plants listed in 50 CFR parts 

17 and 23. APHIS will collect 

information using several PPQ forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will use the following 

information activities to conserve 

endangered and threatened species of 

terrestrial plants: Application for 

Protected Plant Permit (PPQ 621), 

Appeal of Denial of General Permit, 

Marketing and Notification 

Requirements, Notice of Arrival (PPQ 

368), Notice of Exportation, Marking 

Requirements, Validation of Documents, 

Recordkeeping, Submitting Reports 

from Records Required to be kept, 

Waiver of Forfeiture Procedures by 

Owner of Seized Property (PPQ 623) 

Petition for Remission or Mitigation of 

Forfeiture (PPQ 626) and Request for 

Return 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. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 16,578. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 7,554. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Bovine Spongiform 

Encephalopathy; Importation of 

Animals and Animal Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0234. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is 

the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The law 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control, or eradicate 

pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. 

The Secretary may also prohibit or 

restrict import or export of any animal 

or related material if necessary to 

prevent the spread of any livestock or 

poultry pest or disease. The AHPA is 

contained in Title X, Subtitle E, 

Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107– 

171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security 

and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) regulates the 

importation of animals and animal 

products into the United States to guard 

against the introduction of animal 

diseases. The regulations in 9 CFR parts, 

91, 93, 94, 95 and 96 govern the 

importation of certain animals, birds, 

poultry, meat, other animal products 

and byproducts, hay, and straw into the 

United States in order to prevent the 

introduction of diseases, such as bovine 

spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a 

chronic degenerative disease that affects 

the central nervous system of cattle. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect the information to 

prevent BSE incursion into the United 

States using the following: (1) Import 

Permit Application (VS Form 16–3); (2) 

Certificate for Inedible Processed Ovine/ 

Caprine Origin Materials and Products 

from a Region Not Listed in 9 CFR 95.4; 

(3) Cooperative Service Agreement; (4) 

Certification Statement for Ovine/

Caprine Products from Regions Listed in 

9 CFR 95.4, and for Inedible Processed 

Animal Proteins Derived from Ovines/

Caprines; (5) Seals; (6) Notification of 

Designation of Persons Authorized to 

Break Seals; (7) Agreements with 

Slaughter Facilities Concerning the Use 

of Seals on Conveyances Transporting 

Animals from Canada; (8) Notification 

Regarding Conditions of Sealed 

Shipments; (9) Animals Imported for 

Immediate Slaughter (VS Form 17–33); 

(10) Certification Statement for 

Ruminants; (11) Ruminants Imported to 

Designated/Approved Feedlots (VS 

Form 17–130); and (12) Permit for 

Movement of Restricted Animals (VS 

Form 1–27). Failure to collect this 

information would make it impossible 

for APHIS to effectively prevent BSEcontaminated animals and animal 

products from entering the United 

States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 5,238. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 231,307. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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