4982 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0120] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Treatments for Fruits and Vegetables 

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 for the irradiation treatment 

of fruits and vegetables moving from 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands to the United States mainland. 

These regulations help prevent the 

spread of plant pests to noninfested 

areas of the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 2, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0120- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0120, 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-2011-0120 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

interstate movement of fruits and 

vegetables from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands, contact Mr. 

David Lamb, Import Specialist, 

Regulatory Permits and Manuals, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–0627. 

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: Treatments for Fruits and 

Vegetables. 

OMB Number: 0579–0281. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by the Plant 

Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et 

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture may 

prohibit or restrict the importation, 

entry, exportation, or movement in 

interstate commerce of any plant, plant 

product, biological control organism, 

noxious weed, means of conveyance, or 

other article if the Secretary determines 

that the prohibition or restriction is 

necessary to prevent a plant pest or 

noxious weed from being introduced 

into or disseminated within the United 

States. This authority has been 

delegated to the Administrator of the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service, which administers regulations 

to implement the PPA. 

Regulations governing the interstate 

movement of plants and plant products 

from Hawaii and U.S. territories, 

including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands, are contained in 7 

CFR part 318, ‘‘Hawaiian and Territorial 

Quarantine Notices.’’ These regulations 

are necessary to prevent the interstate 

spread of plant pests such as the 

Mediterranean fruit fly, the melon fly, 

the Oriental fruit fly, green coffee scale, 

the bean pod borer, and other plant 

pests to noninfested areas of the United 

States. 

Certain fruits and vegetables moved 

interstate from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and 

the U.S. Virgin Islands must undergo 

irradiation treatment. Requirements for 

irradiation treatment of fruits and 

vegetables are contained in 7 CFR part 

305, ‘‘Phytosanitary Treatments.’’ These 

requirements involve information 

collection activities, including the use 

of permits, certificates, requests for 

facility approval, and package marking. 

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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.0267 hours per response. 

Respondents: Persons moving fruits 

and vegetables interstate from Hawaii, 

Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 

irradiation facility personnel, shippers, 

and State plant regulatory officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 23. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 9.7826. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 225. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 6 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 25th day of 

January 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2110 Filed 1–31–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders 

Regarding the Smith-Lever 3(d) 

Extension Integrated Pest Management 

Competitive Grants Program 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for stakeholder input. 

SUMMARY: Section 7403 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–246) (FCEA) amended 

section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 

U.S.C. 343(d)) to provide the 


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