[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21083-21084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07689]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to

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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 May 11, 
2022 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of 
the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: Special Need Request Under the Plant Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0291.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to 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. This 
authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which 
administers regulations to implement the PPA. Regulations governing the 
interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles are 
contained in 7 CFR part 301, ``Domestic Quarantine Notices.'' These 
regulations in ``Subpart-Preemption and Special Need Requests'' allow 
States or political subdivisions of States to request approval from 
APHIS to impose prohibitions or restrictions on the movement in 
interstate commerce of specific articles that pose a plant health risk 
that are in addition to the prohibitions and restrictions imposed by 
APHIS.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS believes that specific 
information--such as a pest data detection survey with a pest risk 
analysis that shows that a pest is not present in a State, or if 
already present, the current distribution in the State, and that the 
pest would harm or injure the environment and/or agricultural resources 
of the State or political subdivision--is needed and would be 
considered along with more general information available to APHIS for 
the Administrator to be able to determine whether to grant or deny a 
request for a special need exemption.
    The special needs request are submitted with the required 
information and cover letter from a requesting State to the Deputy 
Administrator of Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). The required 
information includes: Survey. The results of a scientifically sound 
survey that shows that the pest of concern is not in the State or 
subdivision of the State, or that shows the distribution of the pest, 
Risk of entry. A pest risk assessment or scientific data that shows 
that the pest could enter the area, Harm, or injury. Information that 
shows that if the pest entered or spread in the State, it would harm 
agricultural or environmental resources. Quantitative estimates of the 
potential injury are preferred, Special basis. Evidence that the area 
has special or unique characteristics that make it more vulnerable to 
harm or injury, such as unique fauna or flora, special historical or 
cultural interest, etc., Requested restrictions; and Details about what 
specifically is requested, why it is necessary, why it will work and 
how it will help.
    The administrator's determination would be based upon his or her 
review of the information submitted by the State or political 
subdivision in support of its request and would consider any comments 
received. If this information was not collected or collected less 
frequently, it would create vulnerabilities which would cripple APHIS' 
ability to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and 
diseases in the United States.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 160.

    Dated: April 6, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07689 Filed 4-8-22; 8:45 am]
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