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42674 

Vol. 76, No. 138 

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0051] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Smuggling, 

Interdiction, and Trade Compliance 

Program; Smuggling Form 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 

announces the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service’s intention to initiate 

an information collection to support our 

smuggling, interdiction, and trade 

compliance program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0051– 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0051, 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–2011–0051 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 the smuggling, 

interdiction, and trade compliance 

program, contact Mr. Jose R. Ceballos, 

National Coordinator, SITC, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 52, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–0872. 

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: Smuggling, Interdiction, and 

Trade Compliance Program; Smuggling 

Form. 

OMB Number: 0579–xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

programs are established to ensure the 

availability of domestic and imported 

foods in the American marketplace, 

facilitate the importation and 

exportation of agricultural commodities 

to foreign countries, and preserve the 

health and diversity of APHIS’ 

agricultural resources. APHIS’ Plant 

Protection and Quarantine Smuggling 

Interdiction and Trade Compliance 

Program (SITC) is involved with efforts 

to prevent the unlawful entry, 

introduction, and distribution of 

prohibited agricultural commodities and 

products that may harbor harmful exotic 

plant and animal pests, diseases, or 

invasive species. This program allows 

the public/industry to anonymously or 

openly report suspicious or current 

smuggling activities by completing a 

form or placing a phone call to the SITC 

National Office Smuggling Hotline 

(800–877–3835). 

When SITC has evidence that an 

agricultural regulation has been 

violated, they may turn the case over to 

APHIS’ Investigative and Enforcement 

Services and United States Department 

of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector 

General for prosecution. 

APHIS is requesting the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approve PPQ Form 300 for the use of 

this information collection for 3 years, 

which is necessary to prevent the 

unlawful entry and distribution of 

prohibited agricultural commodities and 

products that may harbor harmful exotic 

plant and animal pests, diseases, or 

invasive species. 

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 

0.025 hours per response. 

Respondents: Anyone (public, 

industry, and farms) who anonymously 

or openly reports suspicious smuggling 

activities. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 200. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 50 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 13th day of 

July 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18106 Filed 7–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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