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importers of fresh baby kiwi from Chile, 

and the national plant protection 

organization of Chile. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 8. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 45.5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 364. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 93 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 26th day of 

September 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24097 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0084] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Tomatoes With Stems 

From the Republic of Korea 

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 importation of 

tomatoes with stems from the Republic 

of Korea. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

2, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0084- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0084, 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-2013-0084 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 

importation of tomatoes with stems 

from the Republic of Korea, contact Mr. 

Andrew Wilds, Trade Director, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2275. 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: Importation of Tomatoes With 

Stems From the Republic of Korea. 

OMB Number: 0579–0371. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 

prohibit or restrict the importation, 

entry, or interstate movement of plants, 

plant products, and other articles to 

prevent the introduction of plant pests 

into the United States or their 

dissemination within the United States. 

As authorized by the PPA, the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) regulates the importation of 

certain fruits and vegetables in 

accordance with the regulations 

contained in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and 

Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 through 

319.56–61). 

Under the regulations, tomatoes with 

stems from the Republic of Korea may 

be imported into the United States 

under certain conditions, as listed in 7 

CFR 319.56–52, to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States. These regulations require 

information collection activities, 

including registered pest-exclusionary 

structures, monthly inspection of pestexclusionary structures, records of trap 

placement, and a phytosanitary 

certificate with an additional 

declaration stating that the tomatoes 

were produced in accordance with the 

regulations. 

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 1.2 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Growers, importers, and 

exporters of tomatoes with stems from 

the Republic of Korea; the national plant 

protection organization of the Republic 

of Korea. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 3. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1.7. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5. 

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 26th day of 

September 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24098 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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