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Vol. 83, No. 13 

Friday, January 19, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 16, 2018. 

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 are 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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 February 20, 2018 

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: Importation of Plants for 

Planting; Establishing a Category for 

Plants for Planting Not Authorized for 

Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0380. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701—et 

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to take such actions as may 

be necessary to prevent the introduction 

and spread of plant pests and noxious 

weeds within the United States. The 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations 

establish categories of regulated articles 

governing the importation of nursery 

stock, also known as plants for planting. 

This category lists taxa for plants for 

planting whose importation is not 

authorized pending pest risk analysis. 

Requests to remove a taxa from the 

category of plants for planting whose 

impact is not authorized pending the 

completion of a pest risk analysis must 

be made in accordance with § 319.5. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect the following 

information as part of the request before 

a Pest Risk Assessment can be prepared: 

(1) A description and/or map of the 

specific locations(s) of the areas in the 

exporting country where the plant, plant 

parts, or plant products are produced; 

(2) Scientific name (including genus, 

species, and author names) and 

taxonomic classification of arthropods, 

fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, 

viroids, mollusks, phytoplasmas, 

spiroplasmas, etc., attacking the crop; 

and (3) Plant part attacked by each pest, 

pest life stages associated with plant 

part attacked, and location of pest (in, 

on, or with commodity). 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profits; Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 16. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 50. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00879 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: January 31, 2018, 1:00 

p.m. EST. 

PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety Board, 

1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 910, 

Washington, DC 20006. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board (CSB) will convene 

a public meeting on Wednesday, 

January 31, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EST in 

Washington, DC, at the CSB offices 

located at 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Suite 910. The Board will discuss 

open investigations, the status of audits 

from the Office of the Inspector General, 

financial and organizational updates, 

and a review of the agency’s action plan. 

New business will include an overview 

of the new ‘‘Safety Spotlight’’ program 

and the CSB’s 20th Anniversary. 

Additional Information 

The meeting is free and open to the 

public. If you require a translator or 

interpreter, please notify the individual 

listed below as the ‘‘Contact Person for 

Further Information,’’ at least three 

business days prior to the meeting. 

A conference call line will be 

provided for those who cannot attend in 

person. Please use the following dial-in 

number to join the conference: 

(888) 862–6557 

Confirmation Number: 46190749 

The CSB is an independent federal 

agency charged with investigating 

incidents and hazards that result, or 

may result, in the catastrophic release of 

extremely hazardous substances. The 

agency’s Board Members are appointed 

by the President and confirmed by the 

Senate. CSB investigations look into all 

aspects of chemical accidents and 

hazards, including physical causes such 

as equipment failure as well as 

inadequacies in regulations, industry 


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